Colour

#78787A

#78787A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#78787A is a grey with RGB values 120, 120, 122 and HSL 240°, 1%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#78787A

RGBrgb(120, 120, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4706, 0.4784

RGB percentages47.1%, 47.1%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(240, 0.8%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 1.6%, 47.8%)

CMYK1.6%, 1.6%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,895,162

CSS custom property--colour: #78787A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1

Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#878785

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#78787Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#78787Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#787879no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3.3 Dim grey · ΔE 6.2 Slate grey · ΔE 10.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.7 Dark grey · ΔE 18.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.31, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7A7A78

Analogous#78797A, #79787A

Triadic#7A7878, #787A78

Split complementary#7A7978, #797A78

Tetradic#7A7879, #7A7A78, #787A79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DFDFDF

Lighter +30%#C5C5C6

Lighter +20%#ABABAD

Lighter +10%#929293

Darker −10%#5F5F60

Darker −20%#454547

Darker −30%#2C2C2D

Darker −40%#131313

More saturated +25%#5A5A98

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R120

G120

B122

Red120 (47.1%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)0.83%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 78 · B 7A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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