What color is #78847D?

#78847D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78847D?

The RGB value is 120, 132, 125: 120 red, 132 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78847D?

The complementary color is #84787F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78847D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78847D color

#78847D rgb(120, 132, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78847D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 51.8% green and 49% blue (120, 132, 125).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#78847D color codes

HEX	`#78847D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 132, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 51.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 9%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, -5.84, 2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 6.27, 158.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.698, 21.976, 22.602)`
Decimal	`7898237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78847D, 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 #78847D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78847D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #78847D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78847d; }
.text { color: #78847d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78847d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 132 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78847d, #788483); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #78847D?: #78847D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78847D?: The RGB value is 120, 132, 125: 120 red, 132 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78847D?: The complementary color is #84787F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78847D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.