What color is #787A96?

#787A96 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 #787A96?

The RGB value is 120, 122, 150: 120 red, 122 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787A96?

The complementary color is #969478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787A96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787A96 color

#787A96 rgb(120, 122, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #787A96 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.8% green and 58.8% blue (120, 122, 150).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#787A96 color codes

HEX	`#787A96`
RGB	`rgb(120, 122, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 19%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.97, 5.47, -15.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.97, 16.27, 289.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.209, 20.114, 31.666)`
Decimal	`7895702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787A96, 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 #787A96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787A96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #787A96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787a96; }
.text { color: #787a96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787a96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 122 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787a96, #857896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #787A96?: #787A96 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 #787A96?: The RGB value is 120, 122, 150: 120 red, 122 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787A96?: The complementary color is #969478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787A96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.