What color is #76717E?

#76717E is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76717E?

The RGB value is 118, 113, 126: 118 red, 113 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76717E?

The complementary color is #797E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76717E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76717E color

#76717E rgb(118, 113, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76717E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 44.3% green and 49.4% blue (118, 113, 126).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#76717E color codes

HEX	`#76717E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 113, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 44.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 10%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.47, 4.6, -6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.47, 7.93, 305.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.142, 17.168, 22.145)`
Decimal	`7762302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76717E, 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 #76717E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76717E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #76717E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76717e; }
.text { color: #76717e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76717e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 113 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76717e, #7d717e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #76717E?: #76717E is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76717E?: The RGB value is 118, 113, 126: 118 red, 113 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76717E?: The complementary color is #797E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76717E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.