What color is #78737E?

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

What is the RGB value of #78737E?

The RGB value is 120, 115, 126: 120 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78737E?

The complementary color is #797E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78737E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78737E color

#78737E rgb(120, 115, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78737E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.1% green and 49.4% blue (120, 115, 126).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#78737E color codes

HEX	`#78737E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 115, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 9%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.2, 4.16, -5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.2, 6.78, 307.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.642, 17.761, 22.233)`
Decimal	`7893886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78737E, 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 #78737E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78737E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #78737E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78737e; }
.text { color: #78737e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78737e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 115 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78737e, #7d737e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78737E?: #78737E is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78737E?: The RGB value is 120, 115, 126: 120 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78737E?: The complementary color is #797E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78737E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.