Colour

#78797C

#78797C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#78797C is a grey with RGB values 120, 121, 124 and HSL 225°, 2%, 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

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HEX#78797C

RGBrgb(120, 121, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4745, 0.4863

RGB percentages47.1%, 47.5%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(225, 1.6%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 3.2%, 48.6%)

CMYK3.2%, 2.4%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,895,420

CSS custom property--colour: #78797C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#878683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

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

Tritanopia#777A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3.3 Dim grey · ΔE 6.7 Slate grey · ΔE 9.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.9 Dark grey · ΔE 18.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.28, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C7B78

Analogous#787B7C, #79787C

Triadic#7C7879, #797C78

Split complementary#7C7978, #7B7C78

Tetradic#7C787B, #7C7B78, #787C79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFE0E1

Lighter +30%#C6C6C7

Lighter +20%#ACACAE

Lighter +10%#929395

Darker −10%#5F6062

Darker −20%#464648

Darker −30%#2D2D2E

Darker −40%#141414

More saturated +25%#596A9A

Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R120

G121

B124

Red120 (47.1%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)1.64%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 79 · B 7C

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