What color is #787576?

#787576 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787576?

The RGB value is 120, 117, 118: 120 red, 117 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787576?

The complementary color is #757877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787576?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787576 color

#787576 rgb(120, 117, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787576 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.9% green and 46.3% blue (120, 117, 118).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 1% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bank Vault (#757374), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#787576 color codes

HEX	`#787576`
RGB	`rgb(120, 117, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 1%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 3%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.52, 1.34, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.52, 1.35, 353.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.377, 18.024, 19.7)`
Decimal	`7894390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787576, 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 #787576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #787576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787576; }
.text { color: #787576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 117 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787576, #787675); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787576?: #787576 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787576?: The RGB value is 120, 117, 118: 120 red, 117 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787576?: The complementary color is #757877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787576?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.