What color is #787874?

#787874 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787874?

The RGB value is 120, 120, 116: 120 red, 120 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787874?

The complementary color is #747478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787874?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787874 color

#787874 rgb(120, 120, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787874 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.1% green and 45.5% blue (120, 120, 116).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% 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 4.74:1).

#787874 color codes

HEX	`#787874`
RGB	`rgb(120, 120, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.32, -0.79, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.32, 2.33, 109.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.614, 18.687, 19.199)`
Decimal	`7895156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787874, 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 #787874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787874 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #787874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787874; }
.text { color: #787874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 120 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787874, #767874); }

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Questions

What color is #787874?: #787874 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787874?: The RGB value is 120, 120, 116: 120 red, 120 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787874?: The complementary color is #747478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787874?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.