What color is #788D8D?

#788D8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788D8D?

The RGB value is 120, 141, 141: 120 red, 141 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788D8D?

The complementary color is #8D7878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788D8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788D8D color

#788D8D rgb(120, 141, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788D8D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 55.3% green and 55.3% blue (120, 141, 141).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#788D8D color codes

HEX	`#788D8D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 141, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 55.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.04, -7.48, -2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.04, 7.9, 198.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.077, 24.965, 28.85)`
Decimal	`7900557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788D8D, 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 #788D8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788D8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #788D8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788d8d; }
.text { color: #788d8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788d8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 141 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788d8d, #78838d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #788D8D?: #788D8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788D8D?: The RGB value is 120, 141, 141: 120 red, 141 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788D8D?: The complementary color is #8D7878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788D8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.