What color is #787679?

#787679 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787679?

The RGB value is 120, 118, 121: 120 red, 118 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787679?

The complementary color is #777976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787679 color

#787679 rgb(120, 118, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787679 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.3% green and 47.5% blue (120, 118, 121).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 1% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bank Vault (#757374), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#787679 color codes

HEX	`#787679`
RGB	`rgb(120, 118, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 1%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 2%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.89, 1.36, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.89, 1.94, 314.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.675, 18.33, 20.692)`
Decimal	`7894649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787679, 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 #787679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #787679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787679; }
.text { color: #787679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 118 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787679, #797678); }

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Questions

What color is #787679?: #787679 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787679?: The RGB value is 120, 118, 121: 120 red, 118 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787679?: The complementary color is #777976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.