What the Thick Arch with Casting

#78756f RGB(120,117,111)

About this color

What the Thick Arch with Casting is rendered by screens as RGB(120, 117, 111) — a medium-dark, achromatic grey hue.

#78756fRGB(120, 117, 111)

HSL 40° · 4% saturation · 45% lightness

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Psychology

Grey at this lightness feels contemporary and considered — a designer's reliable foundation.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
What the Thick Arch with Casting
HEX
#78756f
RGB
rgb(120,117,111)
RGB%
rgb(47.1%,45.9%,43.5%)
HSL
hsl(40,4%,45%)
HSV
hsv(40,7%,47%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,3,7,53)
LAB
lab(49,0,4)
LCH
lch(49,4,90)
sRGB
(0.471,0.459,0.435)
HEX8
#78756fff
CSS Name
Decimal
120117111

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Color info

Lightness
45%
Saturation
4%
Hue
40°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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