What color is #787B8D?

#787B8D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787B8D?

The RGB value is 120, 123, 141: 120 red, 123 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787B8D?

The complementary color is #8D8A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787B8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787B8D color

#787B8D rgb(120, 123, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787B8D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 48.2% green and 55.3% blue (120, 123, 141).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#787B8D color codes

HEX	`#787B8D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 123, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 48.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.93, 2.78, -10.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.93, 10.49, 285.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.635, 20.082, 28.036)`
Decimal	`7895949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787B8D, 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 #787B8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787B8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #787B8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787b8d; }
.text { color: #787b8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787b8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 123 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787b8d, #80788d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #787B8D?: #787B8D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787B8D?: The RGB value is 120, 123, 141: 120 red, 123 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787B8D?: The complementary color is #8D8A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787B8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.