What color is #787F7E?

#787F7E is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787F7E?

The RGB value is 120, 127, 126: 120 red, 127 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787F7E?

The complementary color is #7F7879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787F7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787F7E color

#787F7E rgb(120, 127, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787F7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 49.8% green and 49.4% blue (120, 127, 126).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#787F7E color codes

HEX	`#787F7E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 127, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 49.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.6, -2.8, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.6, 2.83, 187.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.1, 20.678, 22.72)`
Decimal	`7896958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787F7E, 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 #787F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #787F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787f7e; }
.text { color: #787f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 127 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787f7e, #787d7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #787F7E?: #787F7E is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787F7E?: The RGB value is 120, 127, 126: 120 red, 127 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787F7E?: The complementary color is #7F7879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787F7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.