What color is #788E8E?

#788E8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788E8E?

The RGB value is 120, 142, 142: 120 red, 142 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788E8E?

The complementary color is #8E7878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788E8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788E8E color

#788E8E rgb(120, 142, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788E8E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 55.7% green and 55.7% blue (120, 142, 142).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#788E8E color codes

HEX	`#788E8E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 142, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 55.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.36, -7.82, -2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.36, 8.25, 198.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.3, 25.291, 29.293)`
Decimal	`7900814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788E8E, 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 #788E8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788E8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #788E8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788e8e; }
.text { color: #788e8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788e8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 142 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788e8e, #78838e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #788E8E?: #788E8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788E8E?: The RGB value is 120, 142, 142: 120 red, 142 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788E8E?: The complementary color is #8E7878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788E8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.