What color is #787480?

#787480 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787480?

The RGB value is 120, 116, 128: 120 red, 116 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787480?

The complementary color is #7C8074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787480?

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

#787480 color

#787480 rgb(120, 116, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787480 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.5% green and 50.2% blue (120, 116, 128).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 5% saturation and 48% 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 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#787480 color codes

HEX	`#787480`
RGB	`rgb(120, 116, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.55, 4, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.55, 7.23, 303.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.887, 18.042, 22.958)`
Decimal	`7894144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787480, 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 #787480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #787480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787480; }
.text { color: #787480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 116 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787480, #7e7480); }

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Questions

What color is #787480?: #787480 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787480?: The RGB value is 120, 116, 128: 120 red, 116 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787480?: The complementary color is #7C8074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.