What color is #788571?

#788571 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788571?

The RGB value is 120, 133, 113: 120 red, 133 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788571?

The complementary color is #7E7185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788571?

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.

#788571 color

#788571 rgb(120, 133, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788571 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 52.2% green and 44.3% blue (120, 133, 113).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#788571 color codes

HEX	`#788571`
RGB	`rgb(120, 133, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 52.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 15%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.98, -8.72, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.98, 12.67, 133.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.113, 21.96, 18.851)`
Decimal	`7898481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788571, 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 #788571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788571 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 #788571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788571; }
.text { color: #788571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 133 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788571, #718574); }

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Questions

What color is #788571?: #788571 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788571?: The RGB value is 120, 133, 113: 120 red, 133 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788571?: The complementary color is #7E7185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788571?: 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.