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#787D78

#787d78 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#787d78 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 49.02% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 2.04% saturation and 48.04% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.2002

Complementary

  1. #787d78
  2. #7d787d

Split complementary

  1. #787d78
  2. #7b787d
  3. #7d787b

Analogous

  1. #7b7d78
  2. #787d78
  3. #787d7b

Triadic

  1. #787d78
  2. #78787d
  3. #7d7878

Tetradic

  1. #787d78
  2. #787d7d
  3. #7d787d
  4. #7d7878

Square

  1. #787d78
  2. #787b7d
  3. #7d787d
  4. #7d7b78

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2f2d
  2. #535653
  3. #787d78
  4. #9fa39f
  5. #c6c8c6

Shades

#787d78 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #787d78
  2. #6c716c
  3. #606460
  4. #545854
  5. #484b48
  6. #3c3f3c
  7. #303230
  8. #242624
  9. #181918
  10. #0c0d0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#787d78 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #787d78
  2. #868a86
  3. #939793
  4. #a1a4a1
  5. #aeb1ae
  6. #bcbebc
  7. #c9cbc9
  8. #d7d8d7
  9. #e4e5e4
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#787d78 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #787d78
  2. #797d79
  3. #7a7e7a
  4. #7a7e7a
  5. #7b7e7b
  6. #7c7f7c
  7. #7d7f7d
  8. #7e7f7e
  9. #7e7f7e
  10. #7f807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a7c7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d7c78 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7b78 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #787d7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b7c78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b7c78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #787d7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-787d78 {
  color: #787d78;
}
Background
.bg-787d78 {
  background-color: #787d78;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-787d78 {
  border: 2px solid #787d78;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #787d78;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 125 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 2% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-787d78 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #787d78, #787d7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-787d78 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 125 120 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 4.64 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.64 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.65 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.74 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.54 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.54 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.99 #878287 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Gray
#787d78  rgb(120, 125, 120)  hsl(120, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#7d787d  rgb(125, 120, 125)  hsl(300, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#78787d  rgb(120, 120, 125)  hsl(240, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#7d7878  rgb(125, 120, 120)  hsl(0, 2%, 48%)  Gray