Colour

#78797B

#78797B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#78797B is a grey with RGB values 120, 121, 123 and HSL 220°, 1%, 48%. 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

#78797B#78797B

HEX#78797B

RGBrgb(120, 121, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4745, 0.4824

RGB percentages47.1%, 47.5%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(220, 1.2%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 2.4%, 48.2%)

CMYK2.4%, 1.6%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,895,419

CSS custom property--colour: #78797B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#878684

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#78797Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#78797Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#77797Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3 Dim grey · ΔE 6.5 Slate grey · ΔE 9.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.4 Dark grey · ΔE 18.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.04, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B7A78

Analogous#787A7B, #79787B

Triadic#7B7879, #797B78

Split complementary#7B7978, #7A7B78

Tetradic#7B787A, #7B7A78, #787B79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFDFE0

Lighter +30%#C5C6C7

Lighter +20%#ABACAE

Lighter +10%#929394

Darker −10%#5F6061

Darker −20%#464647

Darker −30%#2C2D2E

Darker −40%#131314

More saturated +25%#5A6F99

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R120

G121

B123

Red120 (47.1%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)1.23%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 79 · B 7B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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