What color is #78796E?

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

What is the RGB value of #78796E?

The RGB value is 120, 121, 110: 120 red, 121 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78796E?

The complementary color is #6F6E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78796E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78796E color

#78796E rgb(120, 121, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78796E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.5% green and 43.1% blue (120, 121, 110).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% 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 4.76:1).

#78796E color codes

HEX	`#78796E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 121, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 9%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.44, -2.51, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.44, 6.42, 113.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.397, 18.794, 17.46)`
Decimal	`7895406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78796E, 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 #78796E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78796E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #78796E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78796e; }
.text { color: #78796e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78796e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 121 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78796e, #73796e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #78796E?: #78796E is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78796E?: The RGB value is 120, 121, 110: 120 red, 121 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78796E?: The complementary color is #6F6E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78796E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.