#78747A#78747A

#78747A is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.010 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78747A
RGB	rgb(120, 116, 122)
HSL	hsl(280, 3%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 5%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.6%, 4.9%, 0%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.36, 2.74, -2.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.36, 3.88, 314.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.45% 0.0072 -0.0073)
OKLCH	oklch(56.45% 0.01 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.5034, 17.8890, 20.9394)
Luminance	0.1789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78747A #767A74

analogous

#75747A #78747A #7A7479

triadic

#78747A #7A7874 #747A78

tetradic

#78747A #7A7574 #767A74 #74797A

square

#78747A #7A7574 #767A74 #74797A

split-complementary

#78747A #797A74 #747A75

monochromatic

#3A383B #59565B #78747A #969398 #B5B2B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#78747A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#78747A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78747A

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78747A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78747A	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73757A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74757A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78747a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 116, 122);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.010 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f9ca0',
    500: '#78747a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78747a;
$custom-light: #9f9ca0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78747a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 122
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 2.521,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56448,
    "c": 0.01027,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78747A

secondary

#A4A6A3

accent

#AC7C8C

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F2

border

#CCCCCC

text

#0E0E0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #78747A

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

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