What color is #78786A?

#78786A is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78786A?

The RGB value is 120, 120, 106: 120 red, 120 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78786A?

The complementary color is #6A6A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78786A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78786A color

#78786A rgb(120, 120, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78786A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.1% green and 41.6% blue (120, 120, 106).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#78786A color codes

HEX	`#78786A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 120, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.06, -2.67, 7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.06, 8.15, 109.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.063, 18.467, 16.298)`
Decimal	`7895146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78786A, 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 #78786A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78786A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #78786A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78786a; }
.text { color: #78786a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78786a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 120 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78786a, #71786a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78786A?: #78786A is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78786A?: The RGB value is 120, 120, 106: 120 red, 120 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78786A?: The complementary color is #6A6A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78786A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.