What color is #787F79?

#787F79 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787F79?

The RGB value is 120, 127, 121: 120 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787F79?

The complementary color is #7F787E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787F79 color

#787F79 rgb(120, 127, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787F79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 49.8% green and 47.5% blue (120, 127, 121).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#787F79 color codes

HEX	`#787F79`
RGB	`rgb(120, 127, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 49.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.46, -3.82, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.46, 4.49, 148.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.786, 20.552, 21.063)`
Decimal	`7896953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787F79, 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 #787F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #787F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787f79; }
.text { color: #787f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 127 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787f79, #787f7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787F79?: #787F79 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787F79?: The RGB value is 120, 127, 121: 120 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787F79?: The complementary color is #7F787E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.