Information about #787C7E color

#787C7E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#787C7E falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(120, 124, 126) — 47.1% red, 48.6% green, 49.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 1 / 0 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #787C7E carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Meridian (#7C7E7E). Slightly further away sit Storm Grey (#747880) and Medium Grey (#7D7F7C).

The recipe behind #787C7E is rgb(120, 124, 126), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #787C7E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#787C7E color variations

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

#787C7E 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #787C7E

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

Meridian color link
Meridian

#7C7E7E

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Medium Grey color link
Medium Grey

#7D7F7C

Boulder color link
Boulder

#7C817C

Trojan color link
Trojan

#757878

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Monsoon color link
Monsoon

#7A7679

Gunsmoke color link
Gunsmoke

#7A7C76

Grey color link
Grey

#808080

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#787C7E
  • RGB120, 124, 126
  • CMYK2, 1, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(120, 124, 126)
  • HSL200°, 2%, 48%
  • HSL Precise200°, 2.439%, 48.235%
  • HSV200°, 5%, 49%
  • HSB200°, 5%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.486, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.486, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.486, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID787C7E
  • DECIMAL ID7896190
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01