What color is #787890?

#787890 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 #787890?

The RGB value is 120, 120, 144: 120 red, 120 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787890?

The complementary color is #909078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787890 color

#787890 rgb(120, 120, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #787890 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.1% green and 56.5% blue (120, 120, 144).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#787890 color codes

HEX	`#787890`
RGB	`rgb(120, 120, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.2, 5.23, -12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.2, 13.99, 291.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.495, 19.439, 29.105)`
Decimal	`7895184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787890, 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 #787890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #787890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787890; }
.text { color: #787890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 120 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787890, #847890); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #787890?: #787890 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 #787890?: The RGB value is 120, 120, 144: 120 red, 120 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787890?: The complementary color is #909078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.