What color is #78778F?

#78778F 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 #78778F?

The RGB value is 120, 119, 143: 120 red, 119 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78778F?

The complementary color is #8E8F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78778F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78778F color

#78778F rgb(120, 119, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #78778F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.7% green and 56.1% blue (120, 119, 143).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#78778F color codes

HEX	`#78778F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 119, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 17%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.89, 5.58, -12.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.89, 14.02, 293.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.299, 19.17, 28.665)`
Decimal	`7894927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78778F, 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 #78778F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78778F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #78778F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78778f; }
.text { color: #78778f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78778f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 119 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78778f, #84778f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #78778F?: #78778F 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 #78778F?: The RGB value is 120, 119, 143: 120 red, 119 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78778F?: The complementary color is #8E8F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78778F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.