What color is #767277?

#767277 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767277?

The RGB value is 118, 114, 119: 118 red, 114 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767277?

The complementary color is #737772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767277?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767277 color

#767277 rgb(118, 114, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767277 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 44.7% green and 46.7% blue (118, 114, 119).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 2% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Paris Paving (#737274), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#767277 color codes

HEX	`#767277`
RGB	`rgb(118, 114, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 44.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 2%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 4%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.53, 2.54, -2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.53, 3.37, 318.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.818, 17.218, 19.887)`
Decimal	`7762551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767277, 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 #767277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#767277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #767277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767277; }
.text { color: #767277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 114 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767277, #777276); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #767277?: #767277 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767277?: The RGB value is 118, 114, 119: 118 red, 114 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767277?: The complementary color is #737772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767277?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.