What color is #788A84?

#788A84 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788A84?

The RGB value is 120, 138, 132: 120 red, 138 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788A84?

The complementary color is #8A787E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788A84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788A84 color

#788A84 rgb(120, 138, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788A84 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 54.1% green and 51.8% blue (120, 138, 132).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#788A84 color codes

HEX	`#788A84`
RGB	`rgb(120, 138, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 54.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 13%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.92, -7.75, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.92, 7.82, 172.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.998, 23.836, 25.32)`
Decimal	`7899780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788A84, 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 #788A84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788A84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #788A84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788a84; }
.text { color: #788a84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788a84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 138 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788a84, #78878a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #788A84?: #788A84 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788A84?: The RGB value is 120, 138, 132: 120 red, 138 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788A84?: The complementary color is #8A787E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788A84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.