#78787C#78787C

#78787C is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.006 H 286.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78787C
RGB	rgb(120, 120, 124)
HSL	hsl(240, 2%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(240, 3%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.2%, 3.2%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.55, 0.82, -2.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.55, 2.33, 290.47°)
OKLab	oklab(57.4% 0.0017 -0.0058)
OKLCH	oklch(57.4% 0.006 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.0996, 18.8812, 21.7558)
Luminance	0.1888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78787C #7C7C78

analogous

#787A7C #78787C #7A787C

triadic

#78787C #7C7878 #787C78

tetradic

#78787C #7C787A #7C7C78 #787C7A

square

#78787C #7C787A #7C7C78 #787C7A

split-complementary

#78787C #7C7A78 #7A7C78

monochromatic

#3C3C3E #5A5A5D #78787C #97979A #B6B6B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#78787C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#78787C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #78787C

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78787C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##78787C	1.00	4.40	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#77787C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#77787C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777979

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78787c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 120, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.006 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f9ea1',
    500: '#78787c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78787c;
$custom-light: #9f9ea1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78787c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 1.639,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57399,
    "c": 0.00606,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78787C

secondary

#A9A9A7

accent

#AB7DAB

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F2

border

#CCCCCC

text

#0E0E0F

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #78787C

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

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