What color is #78777A?

#78777A is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78777A?

The RGB value is 120, 119, 122: 120 red, 119 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78777A?

The complementary color is #797A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78777A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78777A color

#78777A rgb(120, 119, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78777A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.7% green and 47.8% blue (120, 119, 122).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 1% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Bank Vault (#757374), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#78777A color codes

HEX	`#78777A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 119, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 1%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 2%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.21, 0.99, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.21, 1.8, 303.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.855, 18.592, 21.057)`
Decimal	`7894906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78777A, 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 #78777A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78777A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #78777A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78777a; }
.text { color: #78777a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78777a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 119 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78777a, #79777a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78777A?: #78777A is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78777A?: The RGB value is 120, 119, 122: 120 red, 119 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78777A?: The complementary color is #797A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78777A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.