Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#78797D

  • #78797D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#78797D is a grey with RGB values 120, 121, 125 and HSL 228°, 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

#78797D#78797D
HEX#78797D
RGBrgb(120, 121, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4745, 0.4902
RGB percentages47.1%, 47.5%, 49%
HSLhsl(228, 2%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 4%, 49%)
CMYK4%, 3.2%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,895,421
CSS custom property--colour: #78797D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#878682

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78797Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#78797Dno 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 2.5 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 text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3.6Dim grey · ΔE 6.9Slate grey · ΔE 8.9Light slate grey · ΔE 10.5Dark grey · ΔE 18.5Rosy brown · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.6, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D7C78
Analogous#787B7D, #79787D
Triadic#7D7879, #797D78
Split complementary#7D7978, #7B7D78
Tetradic#7D787B, #7D7C78, #787D79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E0E1
Lighter +30%#C6C6C8
Lighter +20%#ACADAF
Lighter +10%#929396
Darker −10%#5F6063
Darker −20%#464749
Darker −30%#2D2D2F
Darker −40%#141415
More saturated +25%#59679C
Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R120
G121
B125
Red120 (47.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)2.04%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 79 · B 7D

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “78797d” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.