What color is #78766E?

#78766E is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78766E?

The RGB value is 120, 118, 110: 120 red, 118 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78766E?

The complementary color is #6E7078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78766E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78766E color

#78766E rgb(120, 118, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78766E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.3% green and 43.1% blue (120, 118, 110).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#78766E color codes

HEX	`#78766E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 118, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 8%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.59, -0.78, 4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.59, 4.74, 99.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.038, 18.076, 17.34)`
Decimal	`7894638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78766E, 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 #78766E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78766E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #78766E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78766e; }
.text { color: #78766e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78766e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 118 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78766e, #75786e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #78766E?: #78766E is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78766E?: The RGB value is 120, 118, 110: 120 red, 118 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78766E?: The complementary color is #6E7078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78766E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.