What color is #78676A?

#78676A is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78676A?

The RGB value is 120, 103, 106: 120 red, 103 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78676A?

The complementary color is #677875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78676A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78676A color

#78676A rgb(120, 103, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78676A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 40.4% green and 41.6% blue (120, 103, 106).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#78676A color codes

HEX	`#78676A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 103, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 40.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.27, 7.29, 0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.27, 7.34, 6.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.197, 14.735, 15.676)`
Decimal	`7890794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78676A, 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 #78676A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78676A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #78676A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78676a; }
.text { color: #78676a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78676a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 103 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78676a, #786d67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #78676A?: #78676A is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78676A?: The RGB value is 120, 103, 106: 120 red, 103 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78676A?: The complementary color is #677875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78676A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.