What color is #787A80?

#787A80 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787A80?

The RGB value is 120, 122, 128: 120 red, 122 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787A80?

The complementary color is #807E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787A80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787A80 color

#787A80 rgb(120, 122, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787A80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.8% green and 50.2% blue (120, 122, 128).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 3% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#787A80 color codes

HEX	`#787A80`
RGB	`rgb(120, 122, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 3%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.23, 0.49, -3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.23, 3.56, 277.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.601, 19.471, 23.196)`
Decimal	`7895680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787A80, 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 #787A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #787A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787a80; }
.text { color: #787a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 122 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787a80, #7a7880); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787A80?: #787A80 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787A80?: The RGB value is 120, 122, 128: 120 red, 122 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787A80?: The complementary color is #807E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787A80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.