What color is #787F7A?

#787F7A is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787F7A?

The RGB value is 120, 127, 122: 120 red, 127 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787F7A?

The complementary color is #7F787D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787F7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787F7A color

#787F7A rgb(120, 127, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787F7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 49.8% green and 47.8% blue (120, 127, 122).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% 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 5.12:1).

#787F7A color codes

HEX	`#787F7A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 127, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 49.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.48, -3.62, 1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.48, 4.05, 153.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.847, 20.577, 21.387)`
Decimal	`7896954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787F7A, 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 #787F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #787F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787f7a; }
.text { color: #787f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 127 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787f7a, #787f7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #787F7A?: #787F7A is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787F7A?: The RGB value is 120, 127, 122: 120 red, 127 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787F7A?: The complementary color is #7F787D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787F7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.