What color is #787376?

#787376 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787376?

The RGB value is 120, 115, 118: 120 red, 115 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787376?

The complementary color is #737875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787376?

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.

#787376 color

#787376 rgb(120, 115, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787376 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.1% green and 46.3% blue (120, 115, 118).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 2% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bank Vault (#757374), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#787376 color codes

HEX	`#787376`
RGB	`rgb(120, 115, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 2%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 4%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.96, 2.51, -0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.96, 2.69, 338.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.146, 17.563, 19.623)`
Decimal	`7893878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787376, 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 #787376	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787376 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 #787376 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787376; }
.text { color: #787376; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787376; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 115 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787376, #787374); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #787376?: #787376 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787376?: The RGB value is 120, 115, 118: 120 red, 115 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787376?: The complementary color is #737875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787376?: 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.