What color is #788187?

#788187 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788187?

The RGB value is 120, 129, 135: 120 red, 129 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788187?

The complementary color is #877E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788187 color

#788187 rgb(120, 129, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788187 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 50.6% green and 52.9% blue (120, 129, 135).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#788187 color codes

HEX	`#788187`
RGB	`rgb(120, 129, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 50.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.43, -2.03, -4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.43, 4.83, 245.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.968, 21.443, 26.004)`
Decimal	`7897479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788187, 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 #788187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #788187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788187; }
.text { color: #788187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 129 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788187, #787a87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #788187?: #788187 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788187?: The RGB value is 120, 129, 135: 120 red, 129 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788187?: The complementary color is #877E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.