What color is #787C95?

#787C95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787C95?

The RGB value is 120, 124, 149: 120 red, 124 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787C95?

The complementary color is #959178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787C95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787C95 color

#787C95 rgb(120, 124, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #787C95 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 48.6% green and 58.4% blue (120, 124, 149).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#787C95 color codes

HEX	`#787C95`
RGB	`rgb(120, 124, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 48.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.48, 4.06, -13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.48, 14.53, 286.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.377, 20.578, 31.326)`
Decimal	`7896213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787C95, 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 #787C95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787C95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #787C95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787c95; }
.text { color: #787c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787c95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 124 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787c95, #837895); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #787C95?: #787C95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787C95?: The RGB value is 120, 124, 149: 120 red, 124 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787C95?: The complementary color is #959178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787C95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.