What color is #788491?

#788491 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788491?

The RGB value is 120, 132, 145: 120 red, 132 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788491?

The complementary color is #918578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788491 color

#788491 rgb(120, 132, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788491 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 51.8% green and 56.9% blue (120, 132, 145).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Sea Lion (#7F8793), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#788491 color codes

HEX	`#788491`
RGB	`rgb(120, 132, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 51.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 9%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.59, -1.51, -8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.59, 8.59, 259.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.107, 22.539, 30.021)`
Decimal	`7898257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788491, 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 #788491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #788491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788491; }
.text { color: #788491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 132 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788491, #797891); }

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Questions

What color is #788491?: #788491 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788491?: The RGB value is 120, 132, 145: 120 red, 132 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788491?: The complementary color is #918578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.