#78727A#78727A

#78727A is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.014 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78727A
RGB	rgb(120, 114, 122)
HSL	hsl(285, 3%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(285, 7%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.6%, 6.6%, 0%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.80, 3.91, -3.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.80, 5.30, 317.56°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% 0.0104 -0.0095)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.014 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.2753, 17.4329, 20.8634)
Luminance	0.1743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78727A #747A72

analogous

#74727A #78727A #7A7278

triadic

#78727A #7A7872 #727A78

tetradic

#78727A #7A7472 #747A72 #72787A

square

#78727A #7A7472 #747A72 #72787A

split-complementary

#78727A #787A72 #727A74

monochromatic

#3A373B #59545A #78727A #969198 #B4B1B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#78727A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#78727A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78727A

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78727A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78727A	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71747A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72747A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78727a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 114, 122);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.014 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f9aa0',
    500: '#78727a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78727a;
$custom-light: #9f9aa0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78727a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 122
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 3.39,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5601,
    "c": 0.01412,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78727A

secondary

#A3A6A2

accent

#AD7B88

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F2

border

#CCCCCC

text

#0E0E0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #78727A

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

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