#78747a

Color #78747a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.74 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#78747a

RGB

rgb(120, 116, 122)

HSL

hsl(280, 2.5%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 4.9%, 47.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 4.9%, 0%, 52.2%)

LAB

lab(49.36, 2.74, -2.75)

LCH

lch(49.36, 3.88, 314.9)

OKLCH

oklch(56.5%, 0.0103, 314.6)

HWB

hwb(280, 45.5%, 52.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#767a74

Analogous

#75747a

#78747a

#7a7479

Triadic

#78747a

#7a7874

#747a78

Split-complementary

#78747a

#797a74

#747a75

Tetradic

#78747a

#7a7476

#767a74

#747a78

Square

#78747a

#7a7574

#767a74

#74797a

Shades

Color #78747a mixed toward black.

#646166

#504d51

#3c3a3d

#282729

#141314

Tints

Color #78747a mixed toward white.

#8f8b91

#a5a2a7

#bcb9bd

#d2d1d3

#e9e8e9

Tones

Color #78747a mixed toward gray.

#78757a

#787579

#787679

#777678

#777778

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.58:1

White text reads better on this background (4.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767679 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#777778 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#787777 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #78747a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78747a]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#78747a (#78747a) is rgb(120, 116, 122) in RGB.

No, #78747a 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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