What color is #757676?

#757676 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757676?

The RGB value is 117, 118, 118: 117 red, 118 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757676?

The complementary color is #767575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757676?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757676 color

#757676 rgb(117, 118, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757676 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 46.3% green and 46.3% blue (117, 118, 118).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 0% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#757676 color codes

HEX	`#757676`
RGB	`rgb(117, 118, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 46.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 0%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.55, -0.38, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.55, 0.4, 199.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.084, 18.047, 19.719)`
Decimal	`7698038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757676, 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 #757676	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757676 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	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 #757676 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757676; }
.text { color: #757676; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757676; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 118 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757676, #757576); }

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Questions

What color is #757676?: #757676 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757676?: The RGB value is 117, 118, 118: 117 red, 118 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757676?: The complementary color is #767575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757676?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.