Information about #78686C color

#78686C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #78686C belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(120, 104, 108) — 47.1% red, 40.8% green, 42.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 5 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #78686C reads as a quiet, subdued grey and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Innuendo (#77696F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Weathered Grey (#776F6F) and Quarter Felix (#746765).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 104, 108) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #78686C: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #78686C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#78686C color variations

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

#78686C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78686C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78686C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78686C 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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#78686C 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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#687874
#687874

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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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#687478
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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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#6C7868
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#686C78
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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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#787468
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#687874
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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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#747868
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#687874
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#6C6878
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Nearest named colors to #78686C

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

Innuendo color link
Innuendo

#77696F

Weathered Grey color link
Weathered Grey

#776F6F

Quarter Felix color link
Quarter Felix

#746765

Eighth Barista color link
Eighth Barista

#746466

Smokey Gray color link
Smokey Gray

#726E6D

Half Sidewinder color link
Half Sidewinder

#6F676C

Falcon color link
Falcon

#7F626D

Riverstone color link
Riverstone

#797067

Gauntlet color link
Gauntlet

#716F69

Dark Silver color link
Dark Silver

#71706E

Pat Routa color link
Pat Routa

#777270

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

#78686C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78686C
  • RGB120, 104, 108
  • CMYK0, 6, 5, 53
  • CSSrgb(120, 104, 108)
  • HSL345°, 7%, 44%
  • HSL Precise345°, 7.143%, 43.922%
  • HSV345°, 13%, 47%
  • HSB345°, 13%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.408, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.408, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.408, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID78686C
  • DECIMAL ID7891052
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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