Information about #78787F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #78787F is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 120, 127) — 47.1% red, 47.1% green, 49.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 3 / 0 / 50. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #78787F feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Storm Grey (#747880). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Charcoal (#73787C) and Monsoon (#7A7679).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 120, 127) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #78787F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#78787F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#78787F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78787F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78787F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78787F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#78787F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #78787F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Light Charcoal color link
Light Charcoal

#73787C

Monsoon color link
Monsoon

#7A7679

Meridian color link
Meridian

#7C7E7E

Trojan color link
Trojan

#757878

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Industrial Silver color link
Industrial Silver

#7C7D79

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Medium Grey color link
Medium Grey

#7D7F7C

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Gunsmoke color link
Gunsmoke

#7A7C76

Silver Lining color link
Silver Lining

#7F7F7D

#78787F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78787F
  • RGB120, 120, 127
  • CMYK3, 3, 0, 50
  • CSSrgb(120, 120, 127)
  • HSL240°, 3%, 48%
  • HSL Precise240°, 2.834%, 48.431%
  • HSV240°, 6%, 50%
  • HSB240°, 6%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.471, 0.498)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.471, 0.498, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.471, 0.498)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.8%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID78787F
  • DECIMAL ID7895167
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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