What color is #78636B?

#78636B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78636B?

The RGB value is 120, 99, 107: 120 red, 99 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78636B?

The complementary color is #637870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78636B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78636B color

#78636B rgb(120, 99, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78636B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 38.8% green and 42% blue (120, 99, 107).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#78636B color codes

HEX	`#78636B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 99, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 38.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.2, 9.87, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.2, 9.96, 352.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.861, 13.979, 15.822)`
Decimal	`7889771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78636B, 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 #78636B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78636B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #78636B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78636b; }
.text { color: #78636b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78636b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 99 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78636b, #786663); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #78636B?: #78636B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78636B?: The RGB value is 120, 99, 107: 120 red, 99 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78636B?: The complementary color is #637870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78636B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.