What color is #78747D?

#78747D is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78747D?

The RGB value is 120, 116, 125: 120 red, 116 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78747D?

The complementary color is #797D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78747D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78747D color

#78747D rgb(120, 116, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78747D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.5% green and 49% blue (120, 116, 125).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 4% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#78747D color codes

HEX	`#78747D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 116, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 4%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 7%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.45, 3.36, -4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.45, 5.53, 307.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.692, 17.965, 21.934)`
Decimal	`7894141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78747D, 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 #78747D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78747D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #78747D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78747d; }
.text { color: #78747d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78747d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 116 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78747d, #7c747d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78747D?: #78747D is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78747D?: The RGB value is 120, 116, 125: 120 red, 116 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78747D?: The complementary color is #797D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78747D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.