What color is #76606D?

#76606D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76606D?

The RGB value is 118, 96, 109: 118 red, 96 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76606D?

The complementary color is #607669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76606D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76606D color

#76606D rgb(118, 96, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76606D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 37.6% green and 42.7% blue (118, 96, 109).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 8% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#76606D color codes

HEX	`#76606D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 96, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 37.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 8%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.24, 11.27, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.24, 11.96, 340.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.414, 13.322, 16.277)`
Decimal	`7757933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76606D, 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 #76606D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76606D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #76606D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76606d; }
.text { color: #76606d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76606d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 96 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76606d, #766062); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #76606D?: #76606D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76606D?: The RGB value is 118, 96, 109: 118 red, 96 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76606D?: The complementary color is #607669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76606D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.