What color is #788778?

#788778 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788778?

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

What is the complementary color of #788778?

The complementary color is #877887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788778?

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.

#788778 color

#788778 rgb(120, 135, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788778 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% 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 5.54:1).

#788778 color codes

HEX	`#788778`
RGB	`rgb(120, 135, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 52.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.74, -8.51, 6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.74, 10.54, 143.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.799, 22.677, 21.1)`
Decimal	`7899000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788778, 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 #788778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788778 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 #788778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788778; }
.text { color: #788778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 135 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788778, #788780); }

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Questions

What color is #788778?: #788778 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788778?: The RGB value is 120, 135, 120: 120 red, 135 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788778?: The complementary color is #877887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788778?: 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.