#78686c

Color #78686c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.17 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#78686c

RGB

rgb(120, 104, 108)

HSL

hsl(345, 7.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 13.3%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 10%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(45.6, 7.07, 0.09)

LCH

lch(45.6, 7.07, 0.73)

OKLCH

oklch(53.4%, 0.0211, 1.09)

HWB

hwb(345, 40.8%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#687874

Analogous

#786874

#78686c

#786c68

Triadic

#78686c

#6c7868

#686c78

Split-complementary

#78686c

#68786c

#687478

Tetradic

#78686c

#787468

#687874

#686c78

Square

#78686c

#747868

#687874

#6c6878

Shades

Color #78686c mixed toward black.

#64575a

#504548

#3c3436

#282324

#141112

Tints

Color #78686c mixed toward white.

#907f84

#a6999c

#bdb2b5

#d3ccce

#e9e5e6

Tones

Color #78686c mixed toward gray.

#77696d

#756b6d

#746c6e

#736d6f

#716f6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

4:1

White text reads better on this background (5.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#71716b · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#72736b · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#776a6a · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 8.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #78686c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78686c]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#78686c (#78686c) is rgb(120, 104, 108) in RGB.

No, #78686c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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