What color is #76676F?

#76676F is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76676F?

The RGB value is 118, 103, 111: 118 red, 103 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76676F?

The complementary color is #67766E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76676F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76676F color

#76676F rgb(118, 103, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76676F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 40.4% green and 43.5% blue (118, 103, 111).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#76676F color codes

HEX	`#76676F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 103, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 40.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 13%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 6%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.22, 7.46, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.22, 7.8, 342.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.19, 14.7, 17.073)`
Decimal	`7759727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76676F, 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 #76676F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76676F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #76676F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76676f; }
.text { color: #76676f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76676f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 103 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76676f, #766768); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #76676F?: #76676F is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76676F?: The RGB value is 118, 103, 111: 118 red, 103 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76676F?: The complementary color is #67766E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76676F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.