What color is #787280?

#787280 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787280?

The RGB value is 120, 114, 128: 120 red, 114 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787280?

The complementary color is #7A8072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787280?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787280 color

#787280 rgb(120, 114, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787280 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.7% green and 50.2% blue (120, 114, 128).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#787280 color codes

HEX	`#787280`
RGB	`rgb(120, 114, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 11%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.99, 5.17, -6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.99, 8.59, 307.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.659, 17.586, 22.882)`
Decimal	`7893632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787280, 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 #787280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #787280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787280; }
.text { color: #787280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 114 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787280, #7f7280); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #787280?: #787280 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787280?: The RGB value is 120, 114, 128: 120 red, 114 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787280?: The complementary color is #7A8072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787280?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.