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#78736E Gauntlet Grey

#78736E is a medium gray named Gauntlet Grey. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.1% green and 43.1% blue (rgb(120, 115, 110)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 4% saturation and 45% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black. #78736E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.69:1.

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Variations of #78736E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#78736E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#78736E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #78736E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #76746E
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #75736E
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #76736E
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #76746E
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #77746E
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7A7272
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #797370
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #747474
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #757472

#78736E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.69:1 Good#78736E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.48:1 Poor#78736E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#78736E in CSS

/* Gauntlet Grey */
.color { color: #78736E; }
.background { background-color: #78736E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #78736E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(120 115 110);
color: hsl(30 4% 45%);
color: oklch(0.558 0.010 67.6);

#78736E FAQ

What color is #78736E?

#78736E is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Gauntlet Grey. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #78736E?

#78736E is rgb(120, 115, 110) in RGB, hsl(30, 4%, 45%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 53%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #78736E?

The complementary color of #78736E is #6E7378, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #78736E?

White text has the best contrast on #78736E: 4.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #78736E a warm or cool color?

#78736E is a neutral color.