What color is #787372?

#787372 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787372?

The RGB value is 120, 115, 114: 120 red, 115 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787372?

The complementary color is #727778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787372?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787372 color

#787372 rgb(120, 115, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787372 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.1% green and 44.7% blue (120, 115, 114).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bank Vault (#757374), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#787372 color codes

HEX	`#787372`
RGB	`rgb(120, 115, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 5%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.85, 1.72, 1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.85, 2.12, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.913, 17.47, 18.397)`
Decimal	`7893874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787372, 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 #787372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #787372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787372; }
.text { color: #787372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 115 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787372, #787672); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #787372?: #787372 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787372?: The RGB value is 120, 115, 114: 120 red, 115 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787372?: The complementary color is #727778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787372?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.