What color is #78736D?

#78736D is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78736D?

The RGB value is 120, 115, 109: 120 red, 115 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78736D?

The complementary color is #6D7278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78736D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78736D color

#78736D rgb(120, 115, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78736D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.1% green and 42.7% blue (120, 115, 109).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gauntlet Gray (#78736E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#78736D color codes

HEX	`#78736D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 115, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 9%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.71, 0.77, 4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.71, 4.08, 79.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.636, 17.359, 16.939)`
Decimal	`7893869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78736D, 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 #78736D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78736D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #78736D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78736d; }
.text { color: #78736d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78736d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 115 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78736d, #77786d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #78736D?: #78736D is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78736D?: The RGB value is 120, 115, 109: 120 red, 115 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78736D?: The complementary color is #6D7278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78736D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.