What color is #78959F?

#78959F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78959F?

The RGB value is 120, 149, 159: 120 red, 149 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78959F?

The complementary color is #9F8278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78959F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78959F color

#78959F rgb(120, 149, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78959F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 58.4% green and 62.4% blue (120, 149, 159).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#78959F color codes

HEX	`#78959F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 149, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 58.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.88, -7.78, -8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.88, 11.6, 227.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.749, 27.99, 36.893)`
Decimal	`7902623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78959F, 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 #78959F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78959F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #78959F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78959f; }
.text { color: #78959f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78959f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 149 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78959f, #78829f); }

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Questions

What color is #78959F?: #78959F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78959F?: The RGB value is 120, 149, 159: 120 red, 149 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78959F?: The complementary color is #9F8278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78959F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.