What color is #78869D?

#78869D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78869D?

The RGB value is 120, 134, 157: 120 red, 134 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78869D?

The complementary color is #9D8F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78869D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78869D color

#78869D rgb(120, 134, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #78869D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 52.5% green and 61.6% blue (120, 134, 157).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stonewash (#74819A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#78869D color codes

HEX	`#78869D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 134, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 52.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 15%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.56, 0.19, -13.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.56, 13.94, 270.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.355, 23.477, 35.245)`
Decimal	`7898781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78869D, 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 #78869D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78869D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #78869D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78869d; }
.text { color: #78869d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78869d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 134 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78869d, #7d789d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78869D?: #78869D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78869D?: The RGB value is 120, 134, 157: 120 red, 134 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78869D?: The complementary color is #9D8F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78869D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.