#78737c

Color #78737c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.21 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#78737c

RGB

rgb(120, 115, 124)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 3.8%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 7.3%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 7.3%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(49.14, 3.74, -4.26)

LCH

lch(49.14, 5.67, 311.28)

OKLCH

oklch(56.3%, 0.0149, 310.64)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 45.1%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#777c73

Analogous

#74737c

#78737c

#7c737c

Triadic

#78737c

#7c7873

#737c78

Split-complementary

#78737c

#7c7c73

#737c74

Tetradic

#78737c

#7c7377

#777c73

#737c78

Square

#78737c

#7c7473

#777c73

#737c7c

Shades

Color #78737c mixed toward black.

#646067

#504d53

#3c3a3e

#282629

#141315

Tints

Color #78737c mixed toward white.

#8f8a92

#a5a1a8

#bcb9be

#d2d0d4

#e9e8e9

Tones

Color #78737c mixed toward gray.

#78747b

#78757b

#78757a

#787679

#787778

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.54:1

White text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#76767a · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#767779 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#787878 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78737c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78737c]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#78737c (#78737c) is rgb(120, 115, 124) in RGB.

No, #78737c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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