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#787268 Color

#787268 is rgb(120, 114, 104) in RGB, hsl(38, 7%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zircon Gray (#807473), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#787268
HEX#787268
RGBrgb(120, 114, 104)
HSLhsl(38, 7%, 44%)
HSVhsv(38, 13%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.017 80.7)
LABlab(48.36% 1.01 6.44)
LCHlch(48.36% 6.52 81.08)

What #787268 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #787268, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#787268 Channel Values

How #787268 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 120 · G 114 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 7% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 13% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 13% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.77:1 vs white · 4.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #787268 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #787268

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #787268; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #787268

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #787268 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#787268
Protanopia#737368
Protanomaly#757368
Deuteranopia#747468
Deuteranomaly#767368
Tritanopia#797171
Tritanomaly#79716D
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #787268 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-787268: #787268;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #787268;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-787268': '#787268' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.447, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_787268">#787268</color>
SVG fillfill="#787268"

More Gray Colors

#787268 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#787268 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #787268?

#787268 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(120, 114, 104) in RGB and hsl(38, 7%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zircon Gray (#807473), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.72.

What is the RGB value of #787268?

#787268 is rgb(120, 114, 104) — red 120, green 114, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #787268?

#787268 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #787268 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #787268 scores 4.77:1 against white and 4.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #787268 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #787268 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 7.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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