What color is #766E80?

#766E80 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766E80?

The RGB value is 118, 110, 128: 118 red, 110 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766E80?

The complementary color is #78806E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766E80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766E80 color

#766E80 rgb(118, 110, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #766E80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 43.1% green and 50.2% blue (118, 110, 128).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#766E80 color codes

HEX	`#766E80`
RGB	`rgb(118, 110, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 43.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 14%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.7, 6.81, -8.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.7, 11.13, 307.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.943, 16.562, 22.722)`
Decimal	`7761536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766E80, 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 #766E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766E80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #766E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766e80; }
.text { color: #766e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 110 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766e80, #7f6e80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #766E80?: #766E80 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766E80?: The RGB value is 118, 110, 128: 118 red, 110 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766E80?: The complementary color is #78806E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766E80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.