What color is #78666E?

#78666E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78666E?

The RGB value is 120, 102, 110: 120 red, 102 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78666E?

The complementary color is #667870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78666E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78666E color

#78666E rgb(120, 102, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78666E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 40% green and 43.1% blue (120, 102, 110).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#78666E color codes

HEX	`#78666E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 102, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 40%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.11, 8.64, -1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.11, 8.84, 348.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.311, 14.622, 16.765)`
Decimal	`7890542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78666E, 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 #78666E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78666E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #78666E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78666e; }
.text { color: #78666e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78666e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 102 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78666e, #786766); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #78666E?: #78666E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78666E?: The RGB value is 120, 102, 110: 120 red, 102 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78666E?: The complementary color is #667870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78666E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.