What color is #787992?

#787992 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 #787992?

The RGB value is 120, 121, 146: 120 red, 121 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787992?

The complementary color is #929178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787992 color

#787992 rgb(120, 121, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #787992 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.5% green and 57.3% blue (120, 121, 146).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#787992 color codes

HEX	`#787992`
RGB	`rgb(120, 121, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 17%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.55, 5.11, -13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.55, 14.55, 290.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.77, 19.743, 29.958)`
Decimal	`7895442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787992, 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 #787992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #787992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787992; }
.text { color: #787992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 121 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787992, #847892); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #787992?: #787992 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 #787992?: The RGB value is 120, 121, 146: 120 red, 121 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787992?: The complementary color is #929178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.