What color is #767380?

#767380 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767380?

The RGB value is 118, 115, 128: 118 red, 115 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767380?

The complementary color is #7D8073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767380?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767380 color

#767380 rgb(118, 115, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767380 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.1% green and 50.2% blue (118, 115, 128).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#767380 color codes

HEX	`#767380`
RGB	`rgb(118, 115, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 10%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.1, 3.85, -6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.1, 7.74, 299.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.497, 17.671, 22.907)`
Decimal	`7762816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767380, 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 #767380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#767380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #767380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767380; }
.text { color: #767380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 115 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767380, #7c7380); }

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Questions

What color is #767380?: #767380 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767380?: The RGB value is 118, 115, 128: 118 red, 115 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767380?: The complementary color is #7D8073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767380?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.