What color is #788386?

#788386 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788386?

The RGB value is 120, 131, 134: 120 red, 131 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788386?

The complementary color is #867B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788386?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788386 color

#788386 rgb(120, 131, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788386 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 51.4% green and 52.5% blue (120, 131, 134).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#788386 color codes

HEX	`#788386`
RGB	`rgb(120, 131, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 51.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.97, -3.39, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.97, 4.53, 221.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.164, 21.947, 25.723)`
Decimal	`7897990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788386, 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 #788386	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788386 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #788386 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788386; }
.text { color: #788386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788386; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 131 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788386, #787c86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #788386?: #788386 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788386?: The RGB value is 120, 131, 134: 120 red, 131 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788386?: The complementary color is #867B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788386?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.