What color is #78746B?

#78746B is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78746B?

The RGB value is 120, 116, 107: 120 red, 116 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78746B?

The complementary color is #6B6F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78746B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78746B color

#78746B rgb(120, 116, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78746B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.5% green and 42% blue (120, 116, 107).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#78746B color codes

HEX	`#78746B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 116, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 11%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.94, -0.18, 5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.94, 5.52, 91.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.645, 17.546, 16.417)`
Decimal	`7894123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78746B, 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 #78746B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78746B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #78746B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78746b; }
.text { color: #78746b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78746b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 116 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78746b, #76786b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #78746B?: #78746B is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78746B?: The RGB value is 120, 116, 107: 120 red, 116 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78746B?: The complementary color is #6B6F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78746B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.