What color is #787979?

#787979 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787979?

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

What is the complementary color of #787979?

The complementary color is #797878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787979 color

#787979 rgb(120, 121, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787979 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 0% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#787979 color codes

HEX	`#787979`
RGB	`rgb(120, 121, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 0%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.74, -0.38, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.74, 0.4, 199.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.034, 19.048, 20.812)`
Decimal	`7895417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787979, 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 #787979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #787979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787979; }
.text { color: #787979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 121 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787979, #787879); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787979?: #787979 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787979?: The RGB value is 120, 121, 121: 120 red, 121 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787979?: The complementary color is #797878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.