What color is #766B6F?

#766B6F is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766B6F?

The RGB value is 118, 107, 111: 118 red, 107 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766B6F?

The complementary color is #6B7672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766B6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766B6F color

#766B6F rgb(118, 107, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #766B6F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 42% green and 43.5% blue (118, 107, 111).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#766B6F color codes

HEX	`#766B6F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 107, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 42%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.33, 5.07, -0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.33, 5.12, 352.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.598, 15.515, 17.209)`
Decimal	`7760751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766B6F, 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 #766B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #766B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766b6f; }
.text { color: #766b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 107 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766b6f, #766d6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #766B6F?: #766B6F is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766B6F?: The RGB value is 118, 107, 111: 118 red, 107 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766B6F?: The complementary color is #6B7672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766B6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.