What color is #78807E?

#78807E is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78807E?

The RGB value is 120, 128, 126: 120 red, 128 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78807E?

The complementary color is #80787A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78807E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78807E color

#78807E rgb(120, 128, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78807E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 50.2% green and 49.4% blue (120, 128, 126).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 3% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#78807E color codes

HEX	`#78807E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 128, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 50.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 3%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.88, -3.37, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.88, 3.37, 178.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.23, 20.938, 22.763)`
Decimal	`7897214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78807E, 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 #78807E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78807E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #78807E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78807e; }
.text { color: #78807e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78807e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 128 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78807e, #787e80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #78807E?: #78807E is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78807E?: The RGB value is 120, 128, 126: 120 red, 128 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78807E?: The complementary color is #80787A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78807E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.