What color is #788998?

#788998 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788998?

The RGB value is 120, 137, 152: 120 red, 137 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788998?

The complementary color is #988778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788998 color

#788998 rgb(120, 137, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788998 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 53.7% green and 59.6% blue (120, 137, 152).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#788998 color codes

HEX	`#788998`
RGB	`rgb(120, 137, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 53.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 10%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.24, -2.72, -10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.24, 10.41, 254.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.357, 24.151, 33.183)`
Decimal	`7899544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788998, 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 #788998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #788998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788998; }
.text { color: #788998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 137 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788998, #787998); }

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Questions

What color is #788998?: #788998 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788998?: The RGB value is 120, 137, 152: 120 red, 137 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788998?: The complementary color is #988778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.