What color is #788D9A?

#788D9A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788D9A?

The RGB value is 120, 141, 154: 120 red, 141 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788D9A?

The complementary color is #9A8578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788D9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788D9A color

#788D9A rgb(120, 141, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788D9A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 55.3% green and 60.4% blue (120, 141, 154).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#788D9A color codes

HEX	`#788D9A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 141, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 55.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.44, -4.51, -9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.44, 10.42, 244.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.102, 25.375, 34.246)`
Decimal	`7900570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788D9A, 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 #788D9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788D9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #788D9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788d9a; }
.text { color: #788d9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788d9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 141 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788d9a, #787c9a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #788D9A?: #788D9A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788D9A?: The RGB value is 120, 141, 154: 120 red, 141 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788D9A?: The complementary color is #9A8578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788D9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.