What color is #787870?

#787870 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787870?

The RGB value is 120, 120, 112: 120 red, 120 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787870?

The complementary color is #707078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787870?

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.

#787870 color

#787870 rgb(120, 120, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787870 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.1% green and 43.9% blue (120, 120, 112).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#787870 color codes

HEX	`#787870`
RGB	`rgb(120, 120, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.21, -1.56, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.21, 4.66, 109.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.386, 18.596, 18)`
Decimal	`7895152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787870, 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 #787870	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787870 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 #787870 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787870; }
.text { color: #787870; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787870; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 120 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787870, #747870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #787870?: #787870 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787870?: The RGB value is 120, 120, 112: 120 red, 120 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787870?: The complementary color is #707078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787870?: 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.