What color is #788683?

#788683 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788683?

The RGB value is 120, 134, 131: 120 red, 134 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788683?

The complementary color is #86787B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788683 color

#788683 rgb(120, 134, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788683 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 52.5% green and 51.4% blue (120, 134, 131).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#788683 color codes

HEX	`#788683`
RGB	`rgb(120, 134, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 52.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.74, -5.72, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.74, 5.73, 181.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.367, 22.682, 24.773)`
Decimal	`7898755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788683, 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 #788683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #788683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788683; }
.text { color: #788683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 134 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788683, #788286); }

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Questions

What color is #788683?: #788683 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788683?: The RGB value is 120, 134, 131: 120 red, 134 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788683?: The complementary color is #86787B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.