What color is #787897?

#787897 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787897?

The RGB value is 120, 120, 151: 120 red, 120 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787897?

The complementary color is #979778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787897?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787897 color

#787897 rgb(120, 120, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #787897 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.1% green and 59.2% blue (120, 120, 151).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#787897 color codes

HEX	`#787897`
RGB	`rgb(120, 120, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 21%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.45, 6.89, -16.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.45, 18.06, 292.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.047, 19.66, 32.011)`
Decimal	`7895191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787897, 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 #787897	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787897 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #787897 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787897; }
.text { color: #787897; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787897; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 120 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787897, #887897); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #787897?: #787897 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787897?: The RGB value is 120, 120, 151: 120 red, 120 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787897?: The complementary color is #979778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787897?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.