What color is #78908E?

#78908E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78908E?

The RGB value is 120, 144, 142: 120 red, 144 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78908E?

The complementary color is #90787A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78908E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78908E color

#78908E rgb(120, 144, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78908E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 56.5% green and 55.7% blue (120, 144, 142).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#78908E color codes

HEX	`#78908E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 144, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 56.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.93, -8.92, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.93, 9.1, 191.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.6, 25.892, 29.393)`
Decimal	`7901326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78908E, 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 #78908E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78908E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #78908E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78908e; }
.text { color: #78908e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78908e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 144 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78908e, #788690); }

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Questions

What color is #78908E?: #78908E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78908E?: The RGB value is 120, 144, 142: 120 red, 144 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78908E?: The complementary color is #90787A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78908E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.