What color is #788875?

#788875 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788875?

The RGB value is 120, 136, 117: 120 red, 136 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788875?

The complementary color is #857588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788875?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788875 color

#788875 rgb(120, 136, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788875 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 53.3% green and 45.9% blue (120, 136, 117).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#788875 color codes

HEX	`#788875`
RGB	`rgb(120, 136, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 53.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 14%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.95, -9.64, 8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.95, 12.69, 139.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.76, 22.885, 20.202)`
Decimal	`7899253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788875, 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 #788875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #788875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788875; }
.text { color: #788875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 136 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788875, #75887c); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #788875?: #788875 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788875?: The RGB value is 120, 136, 117: 120 red, 136 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788875?: The complementary color is #857588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788875?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.