What color is #76718A?

#76718A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76718A?

The RGB value is 118, 113, 138: 118 red, 113 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76718A?

The complementary color is #858A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76718A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76718A color

#76718A rgb(118, 113, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #76718A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 44.3% green and 54.1% blue (118, 113, 138).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#76718A color codes

HEX	`#76718A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 113, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 44.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.88, 7.28, -12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.88, 14.87, 299.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.963, 17.497, 26.471)`
Decimal	`7762314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76718A, 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 #76718A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76718A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #76718A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76718a; }
.text { color: #76718a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76718a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 113 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76718a, #83718a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #76718A?: #76718A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76718A?: The RGB value is 118, 113, 138: 118 red, 113 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76718A?: The complementary color is #858A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76718A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.