What color is #76707C?

#76707C is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76707C?

The RGB value is 118, 112, 124: 118 red, 112 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76707C?

The complementary color is #767C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76707C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76707C color

#76707C rgb(118, 112, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76707C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 43.9% green and 48.6% blue (118, 112, 124).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#76707C color codes

HEX	`#76707C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 112, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 43.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 10%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.13, 4.76, -5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.13, 7.49, 309.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.903, 16.895, 21.435)`
Decimal	`7762044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76707C, 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 #76707C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76707C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #76707C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76707c; }
.text { color: #76707c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76707c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 112 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76707c, #7c707c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #76707C?: #76707C is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76707C?: The RGB value is 118, 112, 124: 118 red, 112 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76707C?: The complementary color is #767C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76707C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.