What color is #787B6E?

#787B6E is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787B6E?

The RGB value is 120, 123, 110: 120 red, 123 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787B6E?

The complementary color is #716E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787B6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787B6E color

#787B6E rgb(120, 123, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787B6E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 48.2% green and 43.1% blue (120, 123, 110).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#787B6E color codes

HEX	`#787B6E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 123, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 48.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.02, -3.65, 6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.02, 7.65, 118.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.643, 19.285, 17.542)`
Decimal	`7895918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787B6E, 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 #787B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787B6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #787B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787b6e; }
.text { color: #787b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 123 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787b6e, #727b6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787B6E?: #787B6E is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787B6E?: The RGB value is 120, 123, 110: 120 red, 123 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787B6E?: The complementary color is #716E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787B6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.