What color is #788777?

#788777 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788777?

The RGB value is 120, 135, 119: 120 red, 135 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788777?

The complementary color is #867787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788777?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788777 color

#788777 rgb(120, 135, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788777 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 52.9% green and 46.7% blue (120, 135, 119).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#788777 color codes

HEX	`#788777`
RGB	`rgb(120, 135, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 52.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.71, -8.7, 6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.71, 11.02, 142.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.739, 22.653, 20.782)`
Decimal	`7898999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788777, 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 #788777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #788777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788777; }
.text { color: #788777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 135 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788777, #77877e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #788777?: #788777 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788777?: The RGB value is 120, 135, 119: 120 red, 135 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788777?: The complementary color is #867787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.