All About Color #78797D

#78797D

About #78797D

#78797D is a medium gray color with the hex code #78797D. In RGB it is red 120, green 121, blue 125; in HSL it is hue 228°, saturation 2%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 4%, 3%, 0%, 51%. Its contrast ratio is 4.35:1 on white and 4.83:1 on black.

#78797D Color Conversion

Hex triplet78, 79, 7D
CMYK4.00%, 3.20%, 0.00%, 50.98%
RGB Decimal120, 121, 125
HSL228°, 2%, 48%
RGB Octal170, 171, 175
HSV (HSB)228.00°, 4.00%, 49.02%
RGB Binary1111000, 1111001, 1111101
CIE-L*AB50.86, 0.45, -2.32
RGB Percent47.06%, 47.45%, 49.02%
CIE-L*CH50.86, 2.36, 280.89
XYZ18.28, 19.15, 22.13
CIE-L*UV50.86, -0.78, -3.27
xyY0.31, 0.32, 19.15
Hunter-Lab43.76, -1.99, 0.64
RYB47.06%, 47.39%, 49.02%

Color Accessibility Scores

#78797D on a dark background: contrast 4.83:1, passes WCAG AA.
#78797D on a light background: contrast 4.35:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #78797D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#78797D · #A7A7AA · #4B4C4E · #7D7C78 · #AAA9A7

Analogous palette

#787D7C · #787B7D · #78797D · #79787D · #7C787D

Triadic palette

#78797D · #7D7879 · #797D78 · #A7A7AA · #AAA7A7

Tetradic palette

#78797D · #7D787B · #7D7C78 · #787D79 · #4B4C4E

Monochromatic palette

#2D2D2F · #525356 · #78797D · #9FA0A3 · #C6C6C8

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