What color is #787A85?

#787A85 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787A85?

The RGB value is 120, 122, 133: 120 red, 122 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787A85?

The complementary color is #858378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787A85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787A85 color

#787A85 rgb(120, 122, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787A85 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.8% green and 52.2% blue (120, 122, 133).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#787A85 color codes

HEX	`#787A85`
RGB	`rgb(120, 122, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 10%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.39, 1.57, -6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.39, 6.43, 284.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.938, 19.605, 24.972)`
Decimal	`7895685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787A85, 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 #787A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #787A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787a85; }
.text { color: #787a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 122 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787a85, #7c7885); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787A85?: #787A85 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787A85?: The RGB value is 120, 122, 133: 120 red, 122 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787A85?: The complementary color is #858378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787A85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.