What color is #788B90?

#788B90 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788B90?

The RGB value is 120, 139, 144: 120 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788B90?

The complementary color is #907D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788B90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788B90 color

#788B90 rgb(120, 139, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788B90 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 54.5% green and 56.5% blue (120, 139, 144).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#788B90 color codes

HEX	`#788B90`
RGB	`rgb(120, 139, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 54.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.56, -5.7, -4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.56, 7.56, 221.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.011, 24.471, 29.944)`
Decimal	`7900048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788B90, 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 #788B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #788B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788b90; }
.text { color: #788b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 139 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788b90, #787f90); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #788B90?: #788B90 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788B90?: The RGB value is 120, 139, 144: 120 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788B90?: The complementary color is #907D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788B90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.