What color is #78898D?

#78898D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78898D?

The RGB value is 120, 137, 141: 120 red, 137 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78898D?

The complementary color is #8D7C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78898D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78898D color

#78898D rgb(120, 137, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78898D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 53.7% green and 55.3% blue (120, 137, 141).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#78898D color codes

HEX	`#78898D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 137, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 53.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.89, -5.25, -4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.89, 6.73, 218.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.498, 23.807, 28.657)`
Decimal	`7899533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78898D, 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 #78898D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78898D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #78898D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78898d; }
.text { color: #78898d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78898d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 137 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78898d, #787e8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78898D?: #78898D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78898D?: The RGB value is 120, 137, 141: 120 red, 137 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78898D?: The complementary color is #8D7C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78898D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.