What color is #78799A?

#78799A 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 #78799A?

The RGB value is 120, 121, 154: 120 red, 121 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78799A?

The complementary color is #9A9978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78799A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78799A color

#78799A rgb(120, 121, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #78799A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.5% green and 60.4% blue (120, 121, 154).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#78799A color codes

HEX	`#78799A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 121, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 21%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.84, 7.03, -17.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.84, 19.19, 291.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.414, 20.001, 33.351)`
Decimal	`7895450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78799A, 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 #78799A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78799A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #78799A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78799a; }
.text { color: #78799a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78799a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 121 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78799a, #88789a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #78799A?: #78799A 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 #78799A?: The RGB value is 120, 121, 154: 120 red, 121 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78799A?: The complementary color is #9A9978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78799A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.