What color is #788473?

#788473 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788473?

The RGB value is 120, 132, 115: 120 red, 132 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788473?

The complementary color is #7F7384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788473?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788473 color

#788473 rgb(120, 132, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788473 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 51.8% green and 45.1% blue (120, 132, 115).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#788473 color codes

HEX	`#788473`
RGB	`rgb(120, 132, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 51.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 13%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.74, -7.8, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.74, 10.95, 135.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.091, 21.733, 19.405)`
Decimal	`7898227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788473, 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 #788473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #788473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788473; }
.text { color: #788473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 132 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788473, #738477); }

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Questions

What color is #788473?: #788473 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788473?: The RGB value is 120, 132, 115: 120 red, 132 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788473?: The complementary color is #7F7384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788473?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.