What color is #78737F?

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

What is the RGB value of #78737F?

The RGB value is 120, 115, 127: 120 red, 115 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78737F?

The complementary color is #7A7F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78737F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78737F color

#78737F rgb(120, 115, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78737F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.1% green and 49.8% blue (120, 115, 127).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#78737F color codes

HEX	`#78737F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 115, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.24, 4.37, -5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.24, 7.34, 306.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.707, 17.787, 22.575)`
Decimal	`7893887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78737F, 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 #78737F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78737F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #78737F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78737f; }
.text { color: #78737f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78737f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 115 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78737f, #7e737f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #78737F?: #78737F is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78737F?: The RGB value is 120, 115, 127: 120 red, 115 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78737F?: The complementary color is #7A7F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78737F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.