What color is #788986?

#788986 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788986?

The RGB value is 120, 137, 134: 120 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788986?

The complementary color is #89787B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788986 color

#788986 rgb(120, 137, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788986 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 53.7% green and 52.5% blue (120, 137, 134).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 46% 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 5.72:1).

#788986 color codes

HEX	`#788986`
RGB	`rgb(120, 137, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 53.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.69, -6.77, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.69, 6.79, 184.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.993, 23.605, 26)`
Decimal	`7899526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788986, 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 #788986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #788986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788986; }
.text { color: #788986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 137 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788986, #788389); }

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Questions

What color is #788986?: #788986 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788986?: The RGB value is 120, 137, 134: 120 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788986?: The complementary color is #89787B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.