What color is #7C788F?

#7C788F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C788F?

The RGB value is 124, 120, 143: 124 red, 120 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C788F?

The complementary color is #8B8F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C788F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C788F color

#7C788F rgb(124, 120, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C788F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 47.1% green and 56.1% blue (124, 120, 143).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#7C788F color codes

HEX	`#7C788F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 120, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 47.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 16%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, 6.39, -11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 13.51, 298.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.986, 19.701, 28.731)`
Decimal	`8157327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C788F, 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 #7C788F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C788F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #7C788F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c788f; }
.text { color: #7c788f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c788f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 120 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c788f, #87788f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C788F?: #7C788F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C788F?: The RGB value is 124, 120, 143: 124 red, 120 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C788F?: The complementary color is #8B8F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C788F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.