What color is #78737A?

#78737A is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78737A?

The RGB value is 120, 115, 122: 120 red, 115 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78737A?

The complementary color is #757A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78737A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78737A color

#78737A rgb(120, 115, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78737A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.1% green and 47.8% blue (120, 115, 122).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#78737A color codes

HEX	`#78737A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 115, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 6%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.08, 3.32, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.08, 4.59, 316.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.389, 17.66, 20.901)`
Decimal	`7893882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78737A, 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 #78737A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78737A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #78737A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78737a; }
.text { color: #78737a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78737a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 115 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78737a, #7a7378); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #78737A?: #78737A is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78737A?: The RGB value is 120, 115, 122: 120 red, 115 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78737A?: The complementary color is #757A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78737A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.