What color is #76718B?

#76718B 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 #76718B?

The RGB value is 118, 113, 139: 118 red, 113 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76718B?

The complementary color is #868B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76718B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76718B color

#76718B rgb(118, 113, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #76718B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 44.3% green and 54.5% blue (118, 113, 139).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#76718B color codes

HEX	`#76718B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 113, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 44.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.92, 7.51, -13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.92, 15.45, 299.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.036, 17.526, 26.854)`
Decimal	`7762315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76718B, 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 #76718B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76718B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #76718B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76718b; }
.text { color: #76718b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76718b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 113 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76718b, #83718b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #76718B?: #76718B 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 #76718B?: The RGB value is 118, 113, 139: 118 red, 113 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76718B?: The complementary color is #868B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76718B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.