What color is #78768E?

#78768E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78768E?

The RGB value is 120, 118, 142: 120 red, 118 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78768E?

The complementary color is #8C8E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78768E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78768E color

#78768E rgb(120, 118, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #78768E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.3% green and 55.7% blue (120, 118, 142).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#78768E color codes

HEX	`#78768E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 118, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.57, 5.94, -12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.57, 14.06, 294.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.106, 18.903, 28.228)`
Decimal	`7894670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78768E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #78768E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78768E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #78768E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78768e; }
.text { color: #78768e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78768e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 118 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78768e, #84768e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #78768E?: #78768E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78768E?: The RGB value is 120, 118, 142: 120 red, 118 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78768E?: The complementary color is #8C8E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78768E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.