What color is #78727F?

#78727F is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78727F?

The RGB value is 120, 114, 127: 120 red, 114 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78727F?

The complementary color is #797F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78727F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78727F color

#78727F rgb(120, 114, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78727F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.7% green and 49.8% blue (120, 114, 127).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#78727F color codes

HEX	`#78727F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 114, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 10%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.96, 4.96, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.96, 8.03, 308.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.593, 17.56, 22.537)`
Decimal	`7893631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78727F, 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 #78727F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78727F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #78727F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78727f; }
.text { color: #78727f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78727f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 114 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78727f, #7e727f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #78727F?: #78727F is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78727F?: The RGB value is 120, 114, 127: 120 red, 114 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78727F?: The complementary color is #797F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78727F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.