What color is #76696D?

#76696D is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76696D?

The RGB value is 118, 105, 109: 118 red, 105 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76696D?

The complementary color is #697672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76696D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76696D color

#76696D rgb(118, 105, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76696D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 41.2% green and 42.7% blue (118, 105, 109).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#76696D color codes

HEX	`#76696D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 105, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 41.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 11%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.72, 5.88, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.72, 5.89, 356.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.283, 15.059, 16.567)`
Decimal	`7760237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76696D, 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 #76696D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76696D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #76696D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76696d; }
.text { color: #76696d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76696d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 105 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76696d, #766c69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #76696D?: #76696D is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76696D?: The RGB value is 118, 105, 109: 118 red, 105 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76696D?: The complementary color is #697672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76696D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.