What color is #788279?

#788279 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788279?

The RGB value is 120, 130, 121: 120 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788279?

The complementary color is #827881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788279 color

#788279 rgb(120, 130, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788279 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 51% green and 47.5% blue (120, 130, 121).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#788279 color codes

HEX	`#788279`
RGB	`rgb(120, 130, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 51%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.32, -5.52, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.32, 6.59, 146.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.179, 21.339, 21.194)`
Decimal	`7897721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788279, 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 #788279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #788279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788279; }
.text { color: #788279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 130 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788279, #78827e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #788279?: #788279 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788279?: The RGB value is 120, 130, 121: 120 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788279?: The complementary color is #827881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.