What color is #78797C?

#78797C is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78797C?

The RGB value is 120, 121, 124: 120 red, 121 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78797C?

The complementary color is #7C7B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78797C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78797C color

#78797C rgb(120, 121, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78797C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.5% green and 48.6% blue (120, 121, 124).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 2% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#78797C color codes

HEX	`#78797C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 121, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 2%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 3%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.83, 0.24, -1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.83, 1.79, 277.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.221, 19.123, 21.796)`
Decimal	`7895420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78797C, 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 #78797C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78797C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #78797C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78797c; }
.text { color: #78797c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78797c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 121 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78797c, #79787c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78797C?: #78797C is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78797C?: The RGB value is 120, 121, 124: 120 red, 121 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78797C?: The complementary color is #7C7B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78797C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.