What color is #787F94?

#787F94 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787F94?

The RGB value is 120, 127, 148: 120 red, 127 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787F94?

The complementary color is #948D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787F94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787F94 color

#787F94 rgb(120, 127, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787F94 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 49.8% green and 58% blue (120, 127, 148).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#787F94 color codes

HEX	`#787F94`
RGB	`rgb(120, 127, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 49.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.29, 2.07, -12.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.29, 12.34, 279.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.679, 21.31, 31.035)`
Decimal	`7896980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787F94, 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 #787F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #787F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787f94; }
.text { color: #787f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 127 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787f94, #7f7894); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #787F94?: #787F94 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787F94?: The RGB value is 120, 127, 148: 120 red, 127 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787F94?: The complementary color is #948D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787F94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.