What color is #78819C?

#78819C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78819C?

The RGB value is 120, 129, 156: 120 red, 129 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78819C?

The complementary color is #9C9378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78819C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78819C color

#78819C rgb(120, 129, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #78819C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 50.6% green and 61.2% blue (120, 129, 156).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#78819C color codes

HEX	`#78819C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 129, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 50.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 17%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, 2.83, -15.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 15.79, 280.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.595, 22.093, 34.573)`
Decimal	`7897500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78819C, 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 #78819C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78819C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #78819C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78819c; }
.text { color: #78819c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78819c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 129 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78819c, #81789c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #78819C?: #78819C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78819C?: The RGB value is 120, 129, 156: 120 red, 129 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78819C?: The complementary color is #9C9378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78819C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.