What color is #787275?

#787275 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787275?

The RGB value is 120, 114, 117: 120 red, 114 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787275?

The complementary color is #727875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787275?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787275 color

#787275 rgb(120, 114, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787275 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.7% green and 45.9% blue (120, 114, 117).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#787275 color codes

HEX	`#787275`
RGB	`rgb(120, 114, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 5%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.65, 2.9, -0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.65, 3.01, 344.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.973, 17.312, 19.274)`
Decimal	`7893621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787275, 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 #787275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #787275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787275; }
.text { color: #787275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 114 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787275, #787272); }

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Questions

What color is #787275?: #787275 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787275?: The RGB value is 120, 114, 117: 120 red, 114 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787275?: The complementary color is #727875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787275?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.