What color is #788192?

#788192 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788192?

The RGB value is 120, 129, 146: 120 red, 129 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788192?

The complementary color is #928978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788192?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788192 color

#788192 rgb(120, 129, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788192 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 50.6% green and 57.3% blue (120, 129, 146).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#788192 color codes

HEX	`#788192`
RGB	`rgb(120, 129, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 50.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.78, 0.45, -10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.78, 10.27, 272.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.783, 21.769, 30.295)`
Decimal	`7897490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788192, 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 #788192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #788192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788192; }
.text { color: #788192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 129 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788192, #7c7892); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #788192?: #788192 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788192?: The RGB value is 120, 129, 146: 120 red, 129 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788192?: The complementary color is #928978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788192?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.