What color is #766D86?

#766D86 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766D86?

The RGB value is 118, 109, 134: 118 red, 109 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766D86?

The complementary color is #7D866D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766D86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766D86 color

#766D86 rgb(118, 109, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #766D86 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 42.7% green and 52.5% blue (118, 109, 134).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#766D86 color codes

HEX	`#766D86`
RGB	`rgb(118, 109, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 42.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.64, 8.75, -12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.64, 15.23, 305.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.242, 16.51, 24.828)`
Decimal	`7761286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766D86, 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 #766D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #766D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766d86; }
.text { color: #766d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 109 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766d86, #836d86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #766D86?: #766D86 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766D86?: The RGB value is 118, 109, 134: 118 red, 109 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766D86?: The complementary color is #7D866D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766D86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.