What color is #78798A?

#78798A is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78798A?

The RGB value is 120, 121, 138: 120 red, 121 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78798A?

The complementary color is #8A8978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78798A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78798A color

#78798A rgb(120, 121, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78798A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.5% green and 54.1% blue (120, 121, 138).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#78798A color codes

HEX	`#78798A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 121, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 13%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.27, 3.26, -9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.27, 9.9, 289.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.17, 19.503, 26.794)`
Decimal	`7895434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78798A, 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 #78798A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78798A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #78798A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78798a; }
.text { color: #78798a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78798a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 121 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78798a, #80788a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #78798A?: #78798A is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78798A?: The RGB value is 120, 121, 138: 120 red, 121 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78798A?: The complementary color is #8A8978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78798A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.