What color is #78796D?

#78796D is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78796D?

The RGB value is 120, 121, 109: 120 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78796D?

The complementary color is #6E6D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78796D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78796D color

#78796D rgb(120, 121, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78796D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.5% green and 42.7% blue (120, 121, 109).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#78796D color codes

HEX	`#78796D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 121, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 10%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.42, -2.7, 6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.42, 6.99, 112.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.343, 18.772, 17.175)`
Decimal	`7895405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78796D, 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 #78796D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78796D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #78796D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78796d; }
.text { color: #78796d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78796d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 121 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78796d, #72796d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78796D?: #78796D is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78796D?: The RGB value is 120, 121, 109: 120 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78796D?: The complementary color is #6E6D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78796D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.