What color is #78838F?

#78838F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78838F?

The RGB value is 120, 131, 143: 120 red, 131 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78838F?

The complementary color is #8F8478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78838F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78838F color

#78838F rgb(120, 131, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78838F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 51.4% green and 56.1% blue (120, 131, 143).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Studio (#7E8590), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#78838F color codes

HEX	`#78838F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 131, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 51.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.25, -1.39, -7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.25, 7.94, 259.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.819, 22.208, 29.171)`
Decimal	`7897999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78838F, 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 #78838F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78838F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #78838F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78838f; }
.text { color: #78838f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78838f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 131 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78838f, #79788f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78838F?: #78838F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78838F?: The RGB value is 120, 131, 143: 120 red, 131 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78838F?: The complementary color is #8F8478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78838F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.