What color is #76728C?

#76728C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76728C?

The RGB value is 118, 114, 140: 118 red, 114 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76728C?

The complementary color is #888C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76728C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76728C color

#76728C rgb(118, 114, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #76728C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 44.7% green and 54.9% blue (118, 114, 140).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#76728C color codes

HEX	`#76728C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 114, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 44.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 19%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.23, 7.15, -13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.23, 15.38, 297.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.221, 17.779, 27.278)`
Decimal	`7762572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76728C, 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 #76728C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76728C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #76728C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76728c; }
.text { color: #76728c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76728c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 114 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76728c, #83728c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #76728C?: #76728C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76728C?: The RGB value is 118, 114, 140: 118 red, 114 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76728C?: The complementary color is #888C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76728C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.