What color is #78616F?

#78616F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78616F?

The RGB value is 120, 97, 111: 120 red, 97 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78616F?

The complementary color is #61786A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78616F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78616F color

#78616F rgb(120, 97, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78616F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 38% green and 43.5% blue (120, 97, 111).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#78616F color codes

HEX	`#78616F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 97, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 38%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.79, 11.84, -4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.79, 12.63, 339.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.889, 13.691, 16.894)`
Decimal	`7889263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78616F, 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 #78616F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78616F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	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 #78616F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78616f; }
.text { color: #78616f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78616f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 97 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78616f, #786163); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #78616F?: #78616F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78616F?: The RGB value is 120, 97, 111: 120 red, 97 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78616F?: The complementary color is #61786A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78616F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.