What color is #78808E?

#78808E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78808E?

The RGB value is 120, 128, 142: 120 red, 128 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78808E?

The complementary color is #8E8678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78808E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78808E color

#78808E rgb(120, 128, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78808E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 50.2% green and 55.7% blue (120, 128, 142).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Studio (#7E8590), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#78808E color codes

HEX	`#78808E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 128, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 50.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 10%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.37, 0.1, -8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.37, 8.55, 270.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.346, 21.384, 28.642)`
Decimal	`7897230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78808E, 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 #78808E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78808E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #78808E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78808e; }
.text { color: #78808e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78808e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 128 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78808e, #7b788e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78808E?: #78808E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78808E?: The RGB value is 120, 128, 142: 120 red, 128 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78808E?: The complementary color is #8E8678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78808E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.