What color is #787E88?

#787E88 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787E88?

The RGB value is 120, 126, 136: 120 red, 126 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787E88?

The complementary color is #888278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787E88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787E88 color

#787E88 rgb(120, 126, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787E88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 49.4% green and 53.3% blue (120, 126, 136).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#787E88 color codes

HEX	`#787E88`
RGB	`rgb(120, 126, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 49.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.61, -0.09, -6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.61, 6.18, 269.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.65, 20.692, 26.247)`
Decimal	`7896712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787E88, 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 #787E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787E88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #787E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787e88; }
.text { color: #787e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 126 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787e88, #7a7888); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787E88?: #787E88 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787E88?: The RGB value is 120, 126, 136: 120 red, 126 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787E88?: The complementary color is #888278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787E88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.