What color is #787D82?

#787D82 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787D82?

The RGB value is 120, 125, 130: 120 red, 125 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787D82?

The complementary color is #827D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787D82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787D82 color

#787D82 rgb(120, 125, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787D82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 49% green and 51% blue (120, 125, 130).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#787D82 color codes

HEX	`#787D82`
RGB	`rgb(120, 125, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 49%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.14, -0.82, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.14, 3.46, 256.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.108, 20.272, 24.021)`
Decimal	`7896450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787D82, 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 #787D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #787D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787d82; }
.text { color: #787d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 125 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787d82, #787882); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787D82?: #787D82 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787D82?: The RGB value is 120, 125, 130: 120 red, 125 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787D82?: The complementary color is #827D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787D82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.