What color is #78737D?

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

What is the RGB value of #78737D?

The RGB value is 120, 115, 125: 120 red, 115 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78737D?

The complementary color is #787D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78737D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78737D color

#78737D rgb(120, 115, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78737D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.1% green and 49% blue (120, 115, 125).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 4% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% 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 4.62:1).

#78737D color codes

HEX	`#78737D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 115, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 4%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 8%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.17, 3.95, -4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.17, 6.22, 309.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.578, 17.735, 21.895)`
Decimal	`7893885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78737D, 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 #78737D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78737D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #78737D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78737d; }
.text { color: #78737d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78737d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 115 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78737d, #7d737d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78737D?: #78737D is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78737D?: The RGB value is 120, 115, 125: 120 red, 115 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78737D?: The complementary color is #787D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78737D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.