What color is #76729B?

#76729B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76729B?

The RGB value is 118, 114, 155: 118 red, 114 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76729B?

The complementary color is #979B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76729B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76729B color

#76729B rgb(118, 114, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #76729B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 44.7% green and 60.8% blue (118, 114, 155).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#76729B color codes

HEX	`#76729B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 114, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 44.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 26%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.8, 10.78, -21.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.8, 24.12, 296.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.403, 18.252, 33.505)`
Decimal	`7762587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76729B, 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 #76729B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76729B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #76729B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76729b; }
.text { color: #76729b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76729b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 114 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76729b, #8b729b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #76729B?: #76729B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76729B?: The RGB value is 118, 114, 155: 118 red, 114 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76729B?: The complementary color is #979B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76729B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.