What color is #766F6B?

#766F6B is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766F6B?

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

What is the complementary color of #766F6B?

The complementary color is #6B7276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766F6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766F6B color

#766F6B rgb(118, 111, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #766F6B is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 22°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Anchovy (#756F6B), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#766F6B color codes

HEX	`#766F6B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 111, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 43.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.34, 1.95, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.34, 3.74, 58.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.809, 16.282, 16.217)`
Decimal	`7761771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766F6B, 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 #766F6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766F6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #766F6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766f6b; }
.text { color: #766f6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766f6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 111 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766f6b, #76756b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #766F6B?: #766F6B is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766F6B?: The RGB value is 118, 111, 107: 118 red, 111 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766F6B?: The complementary color is #6B7276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766F6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.