What color is #78999E?

#78999E 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 #78999E?

The RGB value is 120, 153, 158: 120 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78999E?

The complementary color is #9E7D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78999E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78999E color

#78999E rgb(120, 153, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78999E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 60% green and 62% blue (120, 153, 158).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#78999E color codes

HEX	`#78999E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 153, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 60%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61, -10.21, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61, 12.04, 211.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.307, 29.243, 36.652)`
Decimal	`7903646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78999E, 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 #78999E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78999E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #78999E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78999e; }
.text { color: #78999e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78999e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 153 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78999e, #78869e); }

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Questions

What color is #78999E?: #78999E 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 #78999E?: The RGB value is 120, 153, 158: 120 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78999E?: The complementary color is #9E7D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78999E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.