What color is #78676B?

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

What is the RGB value of #78676B?

The RGB value is 120, 103, 107: 120 red, 103 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78676B?

The complementary color is #677874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78676B?

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.

#78676B color

#78676B rgb(120, 103, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78676B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 40.4% green and 42% blue (120, 103, 107).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#78676B color codes

HEX	`#78676B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 103, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 40.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.3, 7.48, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.3, 7.48, 1.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.25, 14.755, 15.952)`
Decimal	`7890795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#78676B 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 #78676B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78676b; }
.text { color: #78676b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78676b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 103 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78676b, #786c67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #78676B?: #78676B is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78676B?: The RGB value is 120, 103, 107: 120 red, 103 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78676B?: The complementary color is #677874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78676B?: 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.