What color is #788B8B?

#788B8B is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788B8B?

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

What is the complementary color of #788B8B?

The complementary color is #8B7878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788B8B color

#788B8B rgb(120, 139, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788B8B is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#788B8B color codes

HEX	`#788B8B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 139, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 54.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.41, -6.81, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.41, 7.19, 198.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.637, 24.322, 27.976)`
Decimal	`7900043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788B8B, 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 #788B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #788B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788b8b; }
.text { color: #788b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 139 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788b8b, #78828b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #788B8B?: #788B8B is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788B8B?: The RGB value is 120, 139, 139: 120 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788B8B?: The complementary color is #8B7878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.