What color is #787B7F?

#787B7F is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787B7F?

The RGB value is 120, 123, 127: 120 red, 123 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787B7F?

The complementary color is #7F7C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787B7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787B7F color

#787B7F rgb(120, 123, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787B7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 48.2% green and 49.8% blue (120, 123, 127).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ironside (#7E8082), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#787B7F color codes

HEX	`#787B7F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 123, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 48.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.49, -0.3, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.49, 2.59, 263.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.659, 19.691, 22.892)`
Decimal	`7895935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787B7F, 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 #787B7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787B7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #787B7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787b7f; }
.text { color: #787b7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787b7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 123 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787b7f, #79787f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #787B7F?: #787B7F is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787B7F?: The RGB value is 120, 123, 127: 120 red, 123 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787B7F?: The complementary color is #7F7C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787B7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.