What color is #788B7D?

#788B7D is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788B7D?

The RGB value is 120, 139, 125: 120 red, 139 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788B7D?

The complementary color is #8B7886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788B7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788B7D color

#788B7D rgb(120, 139, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788B7D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 54.5% green and 49% blue (120, 139, 125).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#788B7D color codes

HEX	`#788B7D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 139, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 54.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.03, -9.73, 5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.03, 11.03, 151.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.679, 23.939, 22.929)`
Decimal	`7900029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788B7D, 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 #788B7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788B7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #788B7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788b7d; }
.text { color: #788b7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788b7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 139 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788b7d, #788b86); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #788B7D?: #788B7D is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788B7D?: The RGB value is 120, 139, 125: 120 red, 139 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788B7D?: The complementary color is #8B7886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788B7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.