What color is #787B77?

#787B77 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787B77?

The RGB value is 120, 123, 119: 120 red, 123 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787B77?

The complementary color is #7A777B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787B77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787B77 color

#787B77 rgb(120, 123, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787B77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 48.2% green and 46.7% blue (120, 123, 119).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 2% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#787B77 color codes

HEX	`#787B77`
RGB	`rgb(120, 123, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 48.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 2%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 3%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.26, -1.93, 1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.26, 2.63, 137.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.158, 19.491, 20.255)`
Decimal	`7895927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787B77, 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 #787B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #787B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787b77; }
.text { color: #787b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 123 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787b77, #777b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #787B77?: #787B77 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787B77?: The RGB value is 120, 123, 119: 120 red, 123 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787B77?: The complementary color is #7A777B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787B77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.