What color is #78646A?

#78646A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78646A?

The RGB value is 120, 100, 106: 120 red, 100 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78646A?

The complementary color is #647872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78646A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78646A color

#78646A rgb(120, 100, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78646A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 39.2% green and 41.6% blue (120, 100, 106).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#78646A color codes

HEX	`#78646A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 100, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 39.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.45, 9.09, -0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.45, 9.09, 357.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.904, 14.148, 15.579)`
Decimal	`7890026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78646A, 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 #78646A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78646A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #78646A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78646a; }
.text { color: #78646a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78646a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 100 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78646a, #786864); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #78646A?: #78646A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78646A?: The RGB value is 120, 100, 106: 120 red, 100 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78646A?: The complementary color is #647872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78646A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.