Information about #787986 color

#787986 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#787986 falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(120, 121, 134) — 47.1% red, 47.5% green, 52.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 5 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#787986 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Skeletony (#777887). Nearby in the Register you will also find Eighth Tuna (#7A7F85) and Storm Grey (#747880).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 121, 134) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.3:1. No one has named #787986 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#787986 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#787986 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #787986

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Meridian color link
Meridian

#7C7E7E

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Grey color link
Grey

#808080

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Medium Grey color link
Medium Grey

#7D7F7C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#787986
  • RGB120, 121, 134
  • CMYK5, 5, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(120, 121, 134)
  • HSL236°, 6%, 50%
  • HSL Precise235.714°, 5.512%, 49.804%
  • HSV236°, 10%, 53%
  • HSB236°, 10%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.475, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.475, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.475, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID787986
  • DECIMAL ID7895430
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01