What color is #787772?

#787772 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787772?

The RGB value is 120, 119, 114: 120 red, 119 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787772?

The complementary color is #727378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787772 color

#787772 rgb(120, 119, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787772 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.7% green and 44.7% blue (120, 119, 114).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#787772 color codes

HEX	`#787772`
RGB	`rgb(120, 119, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 5%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.98, -0.6, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.98, 2.94, 101.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.379, 18.402, 18.553)`
Decimal	`7894898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787772, 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 #787772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #787772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787772; }
.text { color: #787772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 119 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787772, #767872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #787772?: #787772 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787772?: The RGB value is 120, 119, 114: 120 red, 119 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787772?: The complementary color is #727378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.