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#78747E Cement Feet

#78747E is a medium gray named Cement Feet. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.5% green and 49.4% blue (rgb(120, 116, 126)). Its HSL value is 264° hue, 4% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black. #78747E is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.60:1.

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Variations of #78747E

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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#78747E 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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#78747E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #78747E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #73767E
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #72767E
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #74757E
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #73767E
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #75757E
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #777577
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #78757B
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #767676
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #767578

#78747E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.57:1 Good#78747E text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.60:1 Good#78747E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#78747E in CSS

/* Cement Feet */
.color { color: #78747E; }
.background { background-color: #78747E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #78747E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(120 116 126);
color: hsl(264 4% 47%);
color: oklch(0.566 0.016 303.9);

#78747E FAQ

What color is #78747E?

#78747E is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #78747E?

#78747E is rgb(120, 116, 126) in RGB, hsl(264, 4%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #78747E?

The complementary color of #78747E is #7A7E74, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #78747E?

Black text has the best contrast on #78747E: 4.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #78747E a warm or cool color?

#78747E is a neutral color.