What color is #766D7C?

#766D7C is a gray known as Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mamba?

The RGB value is 118, 109, 124: 118 red, 109 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mamba?

The complementary color is #737C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766D7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mamba color: hex code #766D7C

#766D7C rgb(118, 109, 124)

Shades of gray

Mamba has the hex code #766D7C. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 42.7% green and 48.6% blue (118, 109, 124).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

Mamba (#766D7C) color codes

HEX	`#766D7C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 109, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 42.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 12%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.29, 6.54, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.29, 9.6, 312.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.577, 16.244, 21.327)`
Decimal	`7761276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mamba, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #766D7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766D7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #766D7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766d7c; }
.text { color: #766d7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766d7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 109 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766d7c, #7c6d7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

See #766D7C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #766D7C?: #766D7C is a gray known as Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mamba?: The RGB value is 118, 109, 124: 118 red, 109 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mamba?: The complementary color is #737C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766D7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.