What color is #787974?

#787974 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787974?

The RGB value is 120, 121, 116: 120 red, 121 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787974?

The complementary color is #757479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787974 color

#787974 rgb(120, 121, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787974 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.5% green and 45.5% blue (120, 121, 116).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 2% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#787974 color codes

HEX	`#787974`
RGB	`rgb(120, 121, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 2%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 4%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.6, -1.37, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.6, 2.94, 117.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.735, 18.929, 19.239)`
Decimal	`7895412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787974, 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 #787974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #787974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787974; }
.text { color: #787974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 121 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787974, #767974); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787974?: #787974 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787974?: The RGB value is 120, 121, 116: 120 red, 121 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787974?: The complementary color is #757479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.