What color is #76697A?

#76697A is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76697A?

The RGB value is 118, 105, 122: 118 red, 105 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76697A?

The complementary color is #6D7A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76697A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76697A color

#76697A rgb(118, 105, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76697A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 41.2% green and 47.8% blue (118, 105, 122).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#76697A color codes

HEX	`#76697A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 105, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 41.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 14%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 14%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.12, 8.51, -7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.12, 11.39, 318.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.035, 15.36, 20.529)`
Decimal	`7760250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76697A, 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 #76697A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76697A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #76697A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76697a; }
.text { color: #76697a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76697a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 105 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76697a, #7a6976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #76697A?: #76697A is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76697A?: The RGB value is 118, 105, 122: 118 red, 105 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76697A?: The complementary color is #6D7A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76697A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.