What color is #787C86?

#787C86 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787C86?

The RGB value is 120, 124, 134: 120 red, 124 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787C86?

The complementary color is #868278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787C86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787C86 color

#787C86 rgb(120, 124, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787C86 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 48.6% green and 52.5% blue (120, 124, 134).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#787C86 color codes

HEX	`#787C86`
RGB	`rgb(120, 124, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 48.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.98, 0.63, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.98, 5.97, 276.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.256, 20.129, 25.421)`
Decimal	`7896198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787C86, 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 #787C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787C86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #787C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787c86; }
.text { color: #787c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 124 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787c86, #7b7886); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #787C86?: #787C86 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787C86?: The RGB value is 120, 124, 134: 120 red, 124 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787C86?: The complementary color is #868278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787C86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.