What color is #76697E?

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

What is the RGB value of #76697E?

The RGB value is 118, 105, 126: 118 red, 105 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76697E?

The complementary color is #717E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76697E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76697E color

#76697E rgb(118, 105, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #76697E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 41.2% green and 49.4% blue (118, 105, 126).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#76697E color codes

HEX	`#76697E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 105, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 41.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.26, 9.36, -9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.26, 13.53, 313.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.288, 15.461, 21.861)`
Decimal	`7760254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76697E, 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 #76697E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76697E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #76697E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76697e; }
.text { color: #76697e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76697e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 105 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76697e, #7e697c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #76697E?: #76697E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76697E?: The RGB value is 118, 105, 126: 118 red, 105 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76697E?: The complementary color is #717E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76697E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.