What color is #76687A?

#76687A is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76687A?

The RGB value is 118, 104, 122: 118 red, 104 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76687A?

The complementary color is #6C7A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76687A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76687A color

#76687A rgb(118, 104, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76687A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 40.8% green and 47.8% blue (118, 104, 122).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#76687A color codes

HEX	`#76687A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 104, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 40.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 15%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.85, 9.11, -7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.85, 12.11, 318.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.934, 15.157, 20.495)`
Decimal	`7759994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76687A, 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 #76687A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76687A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #76687A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76687a; }
.text { color: #76687a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76687a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 104 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76687a, #7a6875); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #76687A?: #76687A is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76687A?: The RGB value is 118, 104, 122: 118 red, 104 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76687A?: The complementary color is #6C7A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76687A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.