Information about #787988 color

#787988 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #787988 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 121, 136) — 47.1% red, 47.5% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 6 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#787988 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Skeletony (#777887). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Eighth Tuna (#7A7F85) and Storm Grey (#747880).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 121, 136) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #787988 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#787988 color variations

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

#787988 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#787988 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#787988 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#787988 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#787988 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
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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
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#818778
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#877E78
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#867887
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#878678
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #787988

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

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Rugged Lavender color link
Rugged Lavender

#80818B

Meridian color link
Meridian

#7C7E7E

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Light Charcoal color link
Light Charcoal

#73787C

#787988 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#787988
  • RGB120, 121, 136
  • CMYK6, 6, 0, 47
  • HSL236°, 6%, 50%
  • HSL Precise236.25°, 6.299%, 50.196%
  • HSV236°, 12%, 53%
  • HSB236°, 12%, 53%
  • HEX ID787988
  • DECIMAL ID7895432
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
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