What color is #78706E?

#78706E is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78706E?

The RGB value is 120, 112, 110: 120 red, 112 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78706E?

The complementary color is #6E7678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78706E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78706E color

#78706E rgb(120, 112, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78706E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.9% green and 43.1% blue (120, 112, 110).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Anchovy (#756F6B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#78706E color codes

HEX	`#78706E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 112, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 8%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.89, 2.71, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.89, 3.51, 39.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.354, 16.707, 17.112)`
Decimal	`7893102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78706E, 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 #78706E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78706E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #78706E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78706e; }
.text { color: #78706e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78706e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 112 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78706e, #78756e); }

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Questions

What color is #78706E?: #78706E is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78706E?: The RGB value is 120, 112, 110: 120 red, 112 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78706E?: The complementary color is #6E7678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78706E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.