#78879B Color

#78879B is rgb(120, 135, 155) in RGB and hsl(214, 15%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#78879B

HEX#78879B

RGBrgb(120, 135, 155)

HSLhsl(214, 15%, 54%)

HSVhsv(214, 23%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.035 255.7)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 13%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #78879B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #78879B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#78879B Complementary#9B8C78 Analogous#78999B Analogous#7A789B Triadic#9B7887 Triadic#879B78

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #78879B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8A97A8 #9EA9B7 #B0B9C4 #C1C8D1 #D3D8DE #E8EAEE

Shades

#66758A #576475 #485261 #363E49 #272D35 #181B20

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