What color is #78686E?

#78686E is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78686E?

The RGB value is 120, 104, 110: 120 red, 104 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78686E?

The complementary color is #687872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78686E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78686E color

#78686E rgb(120, 104, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78686E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 40.8% green and 43.1% blue (120, 104, 110).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#78686E color codes

HEX	`#78686E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 104, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 40.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.66, 7.45, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.66, 7.52, 352.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.51, 15.02, 16.831)`
Decimal	`7891054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78686E, 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 #78686E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78686E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #78686E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78686e; }
.text { color: #78686e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78686e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 104 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78686e, #786a68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #78686E?: #78686E is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78686E?: The RGB value is 120, 104, 110: 120 red, 104 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78686E?: The complementary color is #687872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78686E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.