What color is #78656D?

#78656D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78656D?

The RGB value is 120, 101, 109: 120 red, 101 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78656D?

The complementary color is #657870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78656D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78656D color

#78656D rgb(120, 101, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78656D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 39.6% green and 42.7% blue (120, 101, 109).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 9% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#78656D color codes

HEX	`#78656D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 101, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 39.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 9%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.81, 9.05, -1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.81, 9.2, 349.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.16, 14.405, 16.447)`
Decimal	`7890285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78656D, 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 #78656D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78656D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #78656D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78656d; }
.text { color: #78656d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78656d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 101 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78656d, #786765); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #78656D?: #78656D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78656D?: The RGB value is 120, 101, 109: 120 red, 101 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78656D?: The complementary color is #657870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78656D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.