#78707C#78707C

#78707C is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.021 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78707C
RGB	rgb(120, 112, 124)
HSL	hsl(280, 5%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 10%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.2%, 9.7%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.31, 5.51, -5.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.31, 7.78, 315.05°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% 0.0145 -0.0147)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.021 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.1774, 17.0367, 21.4484)
Luminance	0.1704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78707C #747C70

analogous

#72707C #78707C #7C707A

triadic

#78707C #7C7870 #707C78

tetradic

#78707C #7C7270 #747C70 #707A7C

square

#78707C #7C7270 #747C70 #707A7C

split-complementary

#78707C #7A7C70 #707C72

monochromatic

#3A363C #59535C #78707C #968F9A #B4AFB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#78707C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#78707C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78707C

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78707C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78707C	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F727D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70737C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787174

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78707c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 112, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.021 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f99a1',
    500: '#78707c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78707c;
$custom-light: #9f99a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78707c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 5.085,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55644,
    "c": 0.02062,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78707C

secondary

#A3A7A1

accent

#AE7A8B

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F2

border

#CCCCCC

text

#0E0D0F

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #78707C

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

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