What color is #787B73?

#787B73 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787B73?

The RGB value is 120, 123, 115: 120 red, 123 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787B73?

The complementary color is #76737B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787B73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787B73 color

#787B73 rgb(120, 123, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787B73 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 48.2% green and 45.1% blue (120, 123, 115).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#787B73 color codes

HEX	`#787B73`
RGB	`rgb(120, 123, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 48.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 7%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.15, -2.71, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.15, 4.82, 124.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.923, 19.397, 19.016)`
Decimal	`7895923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787B73, 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 #787B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #787B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787b73; }
.text { color: #787b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 123 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787b73, #747b73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #787B73?: #787B73 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787B73?: The RGB value is 120, 123, 115: 120 red, 123 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787B73?: The complementary color is #76737B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787B73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.