What color is #787A74?

#787A74 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787A74?

The RGB value is 120, 122, 116: 120 red, 122 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787A74?

The complementary color is #76747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787A74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787A74 color

#787A74 rgb(120, 122, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787A74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.8% green and 45.5% blue (120, 122, 116).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#787A74 color codes

HEX	`#787A74`
RGB	`rgb(120, 122, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 5%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.89, -1.94, 3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.89, 3.59, 122.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.857, 19.173, 19.28)`
Decimal	`7895668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787A74, 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 #787A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #787A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787a74; }
.text { color: #787a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 122 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787a74, #757a74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #787A74?: #787A74 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787A74?: The RGB value is 120, 122, 116: 120 red, 122 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787A74?: The complementary color is #76747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787A74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.