What color is #787674?

#787674 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787674?

The RGB value is 120, 118, 116: 120 red, 118 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787674?

The complementary color is #747678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787674?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787674 color

#787674 rgb(120, 118, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787674 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.3% green and 45.5% blue (120, 118, 116).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 2% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#787674 color codes

HEX	`#787674`
RGB	`rgb(120, 118, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 2%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 3%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.75, 0.37, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.75, 1.42, 75.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.376, 18.211, 19.119)`
Decimal	`7894644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787674, 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 #787674	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787674 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #787674 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787674; }
.text { color: #787674; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787674; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 118 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787674, #787874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #787674?: #787674 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787674?: The RGB value is 120, 118, 116: 120 red, 118 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787674?: The complementary color is #747678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787674?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.