#78887f

Color #78887f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.34 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#78887f

RGB

rgb(120, 136, 127)

HSL

hsl(146.3, 6.3%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(146.3, 11.8%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 0%, 6.6%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(55.21, -7.67, 2.86)

LCH

lch(55.21, 8.19, 159.55)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.023, 160.93)

HWB

hwb(146.3, 47.1%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#887881

Analogous

#798878

#78887f

#788887

Triadic

#78887f

#7f7888

#887f78

Split-complementary

#78887f

#877888

#887879

Tetradic

#78887f

#788188

#887881

#887f78

Square

#78887f

#787988

#887881

#888778

Shades

Color #78887f mixed toward black.

#64716a

#505b55

#3c4440

#282d2a

#141715

Tints

Color #78887f mixed toward white.

#8f9c94

#a5b0aa

#bcc4bf

#d2d7d4

#e9ebea

Tones

Color #78887f mixed toward gray.

#79877f

#7b857f

#7c8480

#7d8380

#7f8180

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f81 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#7e7d82 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#798383 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #78887f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78887f]

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Medium Sea Green #3cb371

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Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#78887f (#78887f) is rgb(120, 136, 127) in RGB.

No, #78887f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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