Information about #787B81 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#787B81 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Storm Grey (#747880). Nearby in the Register you will also find Meridian (#7C7E7E) and Eighth Tuna (#7A7F85).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(120, 123, 129)), which gives #787B81 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. No one has named #787B81 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#787B81 color variations
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#787B81 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#787B81 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#787B81 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#787B81 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#787B81 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #787B81 color
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Nearest named colors to #787B81
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#747880
#7C7E7E
#7A7F85
#777887
#73787C
#7D7F7C
#7C817C
#7F7F7D
#7C7D79
#808080
#7A7679
#757878
#787B81 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#787B81
- RGB120, 123, 129
- CMYK4, 2, 0, 49
- CSSrgb(120, 123, 129)
- HSL220°, 4%, 49%
- HSL Precise220°, 3.614%, 48.824%
- HSV220°, 7%, 51%
- HSB220°, 7%, 51%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
- GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.482, 0.506)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.482, 0.506, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.482, 0.506)
- Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID787B81
- DECIMAL ID7895937
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01



