#78706C#78706C

#78706C is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.012 H 48.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78706C
RGB	rgb(120, 112, 108)
HSL	hsl(20, 5%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(20, 10%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 10%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.83, 2.34, 3.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.83, 4.07, 54.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% 0.0078 0.0088)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.012 48.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.2464, 16.6643, 16.5451)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78706C #6C7478

analogous

#786C6E #78706C #78766C

triadic

#78706C #6C7870 #706C78

tetradic

#78706C #6E786C #6C7478 #766C78

square

#78706C #6E786C #6C7478 #766C78

split-complementary

#78706C #6C7876 #6C6E78

monochromatic

#383432 #58524F #78706C #968F8B #B3AEAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#78706C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#78706C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78706C

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78706C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78706C	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#72716C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74726C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78706c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 112, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.012 48.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f9996',
    500: '#78706c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78706c;
$custom-light: #9f9996;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78706c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20,
    "s": 5.263,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55119,
    "c": 0.01175,
    "h": 48.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78706C

secondary

#9CA1A3

accent

#9DAE79

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F1

border

#CCCCCB

text

#0E0D0D

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #78706C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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