What color is #788581?

#788581 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788581?

The RGB value is 120, 133, 129: 120 red, 133 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788581?

The complementary color is #85787C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788581?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788581 color

#788581 rgb(120, 133, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788581 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 52.2% green and 50.6% blue (120, 133, 129).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#788581 color codes

HEX	`#788581`
RGB	`rgb(120, 133, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 52.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 10%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.4, -5.58, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.4, 5.61, 174.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.095, 22.353, 24.02)`
Decimal	`7898497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788581, 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 #788581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #788581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788581; }
.text { color: #788581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 133 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788581, #788385); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #788581?: #788581 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788581?: The RGB value is 120, 133, 129: 120 red, 133 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788581?: The complementary color is #85787C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788581?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.