What color is #787778?

#787778 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787778?

The RGB value is 120, 119, 120: 120 red, 119 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787778?

The complementary color is #777877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787778 color

#787778 rgb(120, 119, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787778 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.7% green and 47.1% blue (120, 119, 120).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 0% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#787778 color codes

HEX	`#787778`
RGB	`rgb(120, 119, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 0%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 1%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.15, 0.58, -0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.15, 0.71, 324.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.732, 18.543, 20.411)`
Decimal	`7894904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787778, 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 #787778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #787778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787778; }
.text { color: #787778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 119 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787778, #787777); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787778?: #787778 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787778?: The RGB value is 120, 119, 120: 120 red, 119 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787778?: The complementary color is #777877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.