#78727a

Color #78727a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.88 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#78727a

RGB

rgb(120, 114, 122)

HSL

hsl(285, 3.4%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 6.6%, 47.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 6.6%, 0%, 52.2%)

LAB

lab(48.8, 3.91, -3.58)

LCH

lch(48.8, 5.3, 317.52)

OKLCH

oklch(56%, 0.0141, 317.59)

HWB

hwb(285, 44.7%, 52.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#747a72

Analogous

#74727a

#78727a

#7a7278

Triadic

#78727a

#7a7872

#727a78

Split-complementary

#78727a

#787a72

#727a74

Tetradic

#78727a

#7a7274

#747a72

#727a78

Square

#78727a

#7a7472

#747a72

#72787a

Shades

Color #78727a mixed toward black.

#645f66

#504c51

#3c393d

#282629

#141314

Tints

Color #78727a mixed toward white.

#8f8991

#a5a1a7

#bcb8bd

#d2d0d3

#e9e7e9

Tones

Color #78727a mixed toward gray.

#787379

#777379

#777478

#777577

#767577

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.49:1

White text reads better on this background (4.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#757578 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#767678 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#787776 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #78727a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78727a]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#78727a (#78727a) is rgb(120, 114, 122) in RGB.

No, #78727a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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