What color is #78969C?

#78969C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78969C?

The RGB value is 120, 150, 156: 120 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78969C?

The complementary color is #9C7E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78969C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78969C color

#78969C rgb(120, 150, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78969C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 58.8% green and 61.2% blue (120, 150, 156).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#78969C color codes

HEX	`#78969C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 150, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 58.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 4%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.07, -9.04, -6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.07, 11.2, 216.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.651, 28.205, 35.591)`
Decimal	`7902876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78969C, 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 #78969C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78969C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #78969C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78969c; }
.text { color: #78969c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78969c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 150 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78969c, #78849c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78969C?: #78969C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78969C?: The RGB value is 120, 150, 156: 120 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78969C?: The complementary color is #9C7E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78969C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.