What color is #788B88?

#788B88 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788B88?

The RGB value is 120, 139, 136: 120 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788B88?

The complementary color is #8B787B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788B88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788B88 color

#788B88 rgb(120, 139, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788B88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 54.5% green and 53.3% blue (120, 139, 136).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#788B88 color codes

HEX	`#788B88`
RGB	`rgb(120, 139, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 54.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.32, -7.46, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.32, 7.49, 185.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.421, 24.235, 26.837)`
Decimal	`7900040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788B88, 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 #788B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #788B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788b88; }
.text { color: #788b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 139 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788b88, #78848b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #788B88?: #788B88 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788B88?: The RGB value is 120, 139, 136: 120 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788B88?: The complementary color is #8B787B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788B88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.