What color is #787867?

#787867 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787867?

The RGB value is 120, 120, 103: 120 red, 120 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787867?

The complementary color is #676778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787867?

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.

#787867 color

#787867 rgb(120, 120, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787867 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.1% green and 40.4% blue (120, 120, 103).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#787867 color codes

HEX	`#787867`
RGB	`rgb(120, 120, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.98, -3.2, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.98, 9.89, 108.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.91, 18.405, 15.491)`
Decimal	`7895143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787867, 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 #787867	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787867 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 #787867 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787867; }
.text { color: #787867; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787867; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 120 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787867, #707867); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787867?: #787867 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787867?: The RGB value is 120, 120, 103: 120 red, 120 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787867?: The complementary color is #676778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787867?: 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.