What color is #788387?

#788387 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788387?

The RGB value is 120, 131, 135: 120 red, 131 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788387?

The complementary color is #877C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788387 color

#788387 rgb(120, 131, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788387 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 51.4% green and 52.9% blue (120, 131, 135).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#788387 color codes

HEX	`#788387`
RGB	`rgb(120, 131, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 51.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, -3.17, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 4.75, 228.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.234, 21.975, 26.092)`
Decimal	`7897991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788387, 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 #788387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #788387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788387; }
.text { color: #788387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 131 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788387, #787c87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #788387?: #788387 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788387?: The RGB value is 120, 131, 135: 120 red, 131 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788387?: The complementary color is #877C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.