What color is #786C78?

#786C78 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786C78?

The RGB value is 120, 108, 120: 120 red, 108 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786C78?

The complementary color is #6C786C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786C78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786C78 color

#786C78 rgb(120, 108, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #786C78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 42.4% green and 47.1% blue (120, 108, 120).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#786C78 color codes

HEX	`#786C78`
RGB	`rgb(120, 108, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 42.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 10%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.07, 7.05, -4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.07, 8.61, 324.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.498, 16.074, 19.999)`
Decimal	`7892088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786C78, 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 #786C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #786C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786c78; }
.text { color: #786c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 108 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786c78, #786c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #786C78?: #786C78 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786C78?: The RGB value is 120, 108, 120: 120 red, 108 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786C78?: The complementary color is #6C786C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786C78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.