#78686b

Color #78686b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.01 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#78686b

RGB

rgb(120, 104, 107)

HSL

hsl(348.8, 7.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348.8, 13.3%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 10.8%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(45.57, 6.88, 0.65)

LCH

lch(45.57, 6.91, 5.4)

OKLCH

oklch(53.3%, 0.0208, 4.97)

HWB

hwb(348.8, 40.8%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#687875

Analogous

#786873

#78686b

#786d68

Triadic

#78686b

#6b7868

#686b78

Split-complementary

#78686b

#68786d

#687378

Tetradic

#78686b

#787568

#687875

#686b78

Square

#78686b

#737868

#687875

#6d6878

Shades

Color #78686b mixed toward black.

#645759

#504547

#3c3435

#282324

#141112

Tints

Color #78686b mixed toward white.

#907f82

#a6999b

#bdb2b4

#d3cccd

#e9e5e6

Tones

Color #78686b mixed toward gray.

#77696c

#756b6d

#746c6d

#736d6e

#716f6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.99:1

White text reads better on this background (5.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#71716a · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#72736a · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#776a6a · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78686b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78686b]

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Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#78686b (#78686b) is rgb(120, 104, 107) in RGB.

No, #78686b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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