What color is #787D85?

#787D85 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787D85?

The RGB value is 120, 125, 133: 120 red, 125 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787D85?

The complementary color is #858078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787D85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787D85 color

#787D85 rgb(120, 125, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787D85 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 49% green and 52.2% blue (120, 125, 133).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#787D85 color codes

HEX	`#787D85`
RGB	`rgb(120, 125, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 49%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 10%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.23, -0.17, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.23, 4.98, 268.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.312, 20.354, 25.097)`
Decimal	`7896453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787D85, 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 #787D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #787D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787d85; }
.text { color: #787d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 125 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787d85, #7a7885); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #787D85?: #787D85 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787D85?: The RGB value is 120, 125, 133: 120 red, 125 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787D85?: The complementary color is #858078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787D85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.