Information about #78808C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#78808C falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 128, 140) — 47.1% red, 50.2% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 5 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #78808C reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Regent Grey (#798488). Slightly further away sit Revolution (#7E848B) and Eighth Tuna (#7A7F85).

The recipe behind #78808C is rgb(120, 128, 140), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. #78808C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#78808C color variations

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

#78808C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78808C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78808C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78808C 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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#78808C 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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#8C7880
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#808C78
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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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#84788C
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#808C78
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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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#8C788A
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Nearest named colors to #78808C

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

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Rugged Lavender color link
Rugged Lavender

#80818B

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Alexandra's Eyes color link
Alexandra's Eyes

#73888C

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Steel color link
Steel

#738595

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

#78808C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78808C
  • RGB120, 128, 140
  • CMYK8, 5, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(120, 128, 140)
  • HSL216°, 8%, 51%
  • HSL Precise216°, 8%, 50.98%
  • HSV216°, 14%, 55%
  • HSB216°, 14%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.502, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.502, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.502, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID78808C
  • DECIMAL ID7897228
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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