What color is #78786C?

#78786C is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78786C?

The RGB value is 120, 120, 108: 120 red, 120 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78786C?

The complementary color is #6C6C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78786C?

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.

#78786C color

#78786C rgb(120, 120, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78786C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.1% green and 42.4% blue (120, 120, 108).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#78786C color codes

HEX	`#78786C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 120, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 10%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.11, -2.3, 6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.11, 6.99, 109.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.169, 18.509, 16.853)`
Decimal	`7895148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78786C, 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 #78786C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78786C 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 #78786C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78786c; }
.text { color: #78786c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78786c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 120 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78786c, #72786c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #78786C?: #78786C is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78786C?: The RGB value is 120, 120, 108: 120 red, 120 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78786C?: The complementary color is #6C6C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78786C?: 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.