What color is #78717C?

#78717C is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78717C?

The RGB value is 120, 113, 124: 120 red, 113 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78717C?

The complementary color is #757C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78717C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78717C color

#78717C rgb(120, 113, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78717C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.3% green and 48.6% blue (120, 113, 124).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#78717C color codes

HEX	`#78717C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 113, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 9%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.58, 4.92, -5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.58, 7.07, 314.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.288, 17.259, 21.485)`
Decimal	`7893372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78717C, 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 #78717C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78717C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #78717C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78717c; }
.text { color: #78717c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78717c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 113 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78717c, #7c717a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #78717C?: #78717C is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78717C?: The RGB value is 120, 113, 124: 120 red, 113 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78717C?: The complementary color is #757C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78717C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.