What color is #78767F?

#78767F is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78767F?

The RGB value is 120, 118, 127: 120 red, 118 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78767F?

The complementary color is #7D7F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78767F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78767F color

#78767F rgb(120, 118, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78767F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.3% green and 49.8% blue (120, 118, 127).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#78767F color codes

HEX	`#78767F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 118, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 7%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.08, 2.61, -4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.08, 5.33, 299.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.054, 18.482, 22.691)`
Decimal	`7894655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78767F, 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 #78767F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78767F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #78767F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78767f; }
.text { color: #78767f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78767f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 118 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78767f, #7c767f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78767F?: #78767F is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78767F?: The RGB value is 120, 118, 127: 120 red, 118 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78767F?: The complementary color is #7D7F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78767F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.