Colour

#787C87

#787C87
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#787C87 is a grey with RGB values 120, 124, 135 and HSL 224°, 6%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#787C87#787C87

HEX#787C87

RGBrgb(120, 124, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4863, 0.5294

RGB percentages47.1%, 48.6%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(224, 5.9%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224, 11.1%, 52.9%)

CMYK11.1%, 8.1%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,896,199

CSS custom property--colour: #787C87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#878378

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797D88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#787B87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#757E7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.1 Gray · ΔE 6.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 6.8 Dim grey · ΔE 10 Dark grey · ΔE 18.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.14, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#878378

Analogous#788487, #7C7887

Triadic#87787C, #7C8778

Split complementary#877C78, #848778

Tetradic#877884, #878378, #78877C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4E5E7

Lighter +30%#C9CBCF

Lighter +20%#AEB0B7

Lighter +10%#93969F

Darker −10%#60636C

Darker −20%#484A51

Darker −30%#303236

Darker −40%#18191B

More saturated +25%#586DA7

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R120

G124

B135

Red120 (47.1%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue224°

Saturation (HSL)5.88%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 7C · B 87

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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