What color is #787D6D?

#787D6D is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787D6D?

The RGB value is 120, 125, 109: 120 red, 125 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787D6D?

The complementary color is #726D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787D6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787D6D color

#787D6D rgb(120, 125, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787D6D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 49% green and 42.7% blue (120, 125, 109).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#787D6D color codes

HEX	`#787D6D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 125, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 49%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.57, -4.97, 8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.57, 9.5, 121.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.839, 19.764, 17.34)`
Decimal	`7896429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787D6D, 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 #787D6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787D6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #787D6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787d6d; }
.text { color: #787d6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787d6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 125 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787d6d, #707d6d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787D6D?: #787D6D is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787D6D?: The RGB value is 120, 125, 109: 120 red, 125 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787D6D?: The complementary color is #726D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787D6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.