What color is #787179?

#787179 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787179?

The RGB value is 120, 113, 121: 120 red, 113 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787179?

The complementary color is #727971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787179?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787179 color

#787179 rgb(120, 113, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787179 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.3% green and 47.5% blue (120, 113, 121).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#787179 color codes

HEX	`#787179`
RGB	`rgb(120, 113, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 7%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.49, 4.29, -3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.49, 5.5, 321.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.102, 17.184, 20.501)`
Decimal	`7893369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787179, 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 #787179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #787179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787179; }
.text { color: #787179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 113 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787179, #797176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #787179?: #787179 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787179?: The RGB value is 120, 113, 121: 120 red, 113 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787179?: The complementary color is #727971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787179?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.