What color is #766E86?

#766E86 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766E86?

The RGB value is 118, 110, 134: 118 red, 110 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766E86?

The complementary color is #7E866E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766E86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766E86 color

#766E86 rgb(118, 110, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #766E86 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 43.1% green and 52.5% blue (118, 110, 134).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#766E86 color codes

HEX	`#766E86`
RGB	`rgb(118, 110, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 43.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 18%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.91, 8.15, -12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.91, 14.55, 304.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.349, 16.725, 24.864)`
Decimal	`7761542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766E86, 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 #766E86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766E86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #766E86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766e86; }
.text { color: #766e86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766e86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 110 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766e86, #826e86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #766E86?: #766E86 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766E86?: The RGB value is 118, 110, 134: 118 red, 110 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766E86?: The complementary color is #7E866E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766E86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.