What color is #787F7F?

#787F7F is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787F7F?

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

What is the complementary color of #787F7F?

The complementary color is #7F7878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787F7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787F7F color

#787F7F rgb(120, 127, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787F7F is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#787F7F color codes

HEX	`#787F7F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 127, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 49.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.62, -2.59, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.62, 2.75, 199.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.165, 20.704, 23.061)`
Decimal	`7896959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787F7F, 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 #787F7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787F7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #787F7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787f7f; }
.text { color: #787f7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787f7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 127 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787f7f, #787c7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #787F7F?: #787F7F is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787F7F?: The RGB value is 120, 127, 127: 120 red, 127 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787F7F?: The complementary color is #7F7878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787F7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.