What color is #76626E?

#76626E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76626E?

The RGB value is 118, 98, 110: 118 red, 98 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76626E?

The complementary color is #62766A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76626E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76626E color

#76626E rgb(118, 98, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76626E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 38.4% green and 43.1% blue (118, 98, 110).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 7% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#76626E color codes

HEX	`#76626E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 98, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 38.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 17%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 7%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.82, 10.26, -3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.82, 10.93, 339.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.653, 13.713, 16.624)`
Decimal	`7758446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76626E, 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 #76626E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76626E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #76626E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76626e; }
.text { color: #76626e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76626e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 98 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76626e, #766264); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #76626E?: #76626E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76626E?: The RGB value is 118, 98, 110: 118 red, 98 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76626E?: The complementary color is #62766A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76626E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.