What color is #788679?

#788679 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788679?

The RGB value is 120, 134, 121: 120 red, 134 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788679?

The complementary color is #867885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788679 color

#788679 rgb(120, 134, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788679 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 52.5% green and 47.5% blue (120, 134, 121).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#788679 color codes

HEX	`#788679`
RGB	`rgb(120, 134, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 52.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.47, -7.76, 5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.47, 9.38, 145.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.721, 22.423, 21.375)`
Decimal	`7898745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788679, 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 #788679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #788679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788679; }
.text { color: #788679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 134 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788679, #788680); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #788679?: #788679 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788679?: The RGB value is 120, 134, 121: 120 red, 134 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788679?: The complementary color is #867885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.