What color is #76697D?

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

What is the RGB value of #76697D?

The RGB value is 118, 105, 125: 118 red, 105 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76697D?

The complementary color is #707D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76697D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76697D color

#76697D rgb(118, 105, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76697D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 41.2% green and 49% blue (118, 105, 125).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#76697D color codes

HEX	`#76697D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 105, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 41.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 16%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.23, 9.15, -9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.23, 12.99, 314.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.224, 15.436, 21.523)`
Decimal	`7760253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76697D, 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 #76697D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76697D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #76697D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76697d; }
.text { color: #76697d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76697d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 105 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76697d, #7d697a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #76697D?: #76697D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76697D?: The RGB value is 118, 105, 125: 118 red, 105 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76697D?: The complementary color is #707D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76697D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.