#787180

Accessibility

4.7:1

Vs white / black

4.7:1 · 4.47:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#787180

RGB

rgb(120, 113, 128)

RGBA

rgba(120, 113, 128, 1)

HSL

hsl(268, 6%, 47%)

HSLA

hsla(268, 6%, 47%, 1)

HSV

hsv(268, 12%, 50%)

LAB

lab(48.71% 5.77 -7.27)

LCH

lch(48.71% 9.28 308.44)

OKLAB

oklab(0.56 0.0145 -0.0195)

OKLCH

oklch(0.56 0.0243 306.63)

XYZ

xyz(17.55, 17.36, 22.84)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 50%)

CSS

color: #787180;

CSS variable

--color-787180: #787180;

SCSS

$color-787180: #787180;

JavaScript

const color = "#787180";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#787180";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#787180" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#787180", "rgb": { "r": 120, "g": 113, "b": 128 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.56 0.0243 306.63)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#787180-1: #787180;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.85 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 9.93 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 9.02 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 10 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f8f2ff 100ebe5f3 200d7d1df 300c1bac9 400a59eae 5008a8392 600736d7a 7005c5762 80046414c 900322d37 9501d1822

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f4f3f4 e9e7ea dddcdf d2d0d5 c7c4ca bcb8c0 b0acb5 a5a0aa 9a95a0 8f8995 837d8b 787180 6e6875 645e6b 5a5560 504b55 46424b 3c3940 322f35 28262b 1e1c20 141315 0a090b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f4f3f4 e9e7ea dddcdf d2d0d5 c7c4ca bcb8c0 b0acb5 a5a0aa 9a95a0 8f8995 837d8b

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

6e6875 645e6b 5a5560 504b55 46424b 3c3940 322f35 28262b 1e1c20 141315 0a090b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

797280 797480 7a7580 7b7680 7b7780 7c7980 7d7a80 7d7b80 7e7c80 7f7e80 7f7f80

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#787180Stop 1 #787F71Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#71717FStop 1 #787180Stop 2 #7F717FStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#787180Stop 1 #7F7771Stop 2 #717F77Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#787180Stop 1 #7F7F71Stop 2 #717F71Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#333036Stop 1 #59545FStop 2 #7F7887Stop 3 #A5A0ABStop 4 #CCC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #787180 works

#787180 (#787180) sits in the grey family at about 268° hue, 6% saturation, and 47% lightness. Contrast is 4.7:1 on white and 4.47:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #787180 is 4.47:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Fill Tertiary#787880 Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Material You Secondary#625B71 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Material Grey 600#757575 DimGray#696969 Bootstrap secondary#6C757D Gray#808080 Web Safe #666666#666666 Tailwind stone 500#78716C Tailwind slate 500#64748B