What color is #788174?

#788174 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788174?

The RGB value is 120, 129, 116: 120 red, 129 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788174?

The complementary color is #7D7481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788174 color

#788174 rgb(120, 129, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788174 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 50.6% green and 45.5% blue (120, 129, 116).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#788174 color codes

HEX	`#788174`
RGB	`rgb(120, 129, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 50.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 10%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 10%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.9, -5.93, 5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.9, 8.37, 135.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.748, 20.954, 19.577)`
Decimal	`7897460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788174, 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 #788174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #788174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788174; }
.text { color: #788174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 129 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788174, #748176); }

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Questions

What color is #788174?: #788174 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788174?: The RGB value is 120, 129, 116: 120 red, 129 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788174?: The complementary color is #7D7481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.