What color is #788486?

#788486 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788486?

The RGB value is 120, 132, 134: 120 red, 132 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788486?

The complementary color is #867A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788486?

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.

#788486 color

#788486 rgb(120, 132, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788486 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 51.8% green and 52.5% blue (120, 132, 134).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#788486 color codes

HEX	`#788486`
RGB	`rgb(120, 132, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 51.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.26, -3.96, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.26, 4.72, 213.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.299, 22.216, 25.768)`
Decimal	`7898246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788486, 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 #788486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788486 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 #788486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788486; }
.text { color: #788486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 132 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788486, #787d86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #788486?: #788486 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788486?: The RGB value is 120, 132, 134: 120 red, 132 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788486?: The complementary color is #867A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788486?: 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.