What color is #767383?

#767383 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767383?

The RGB value is 118, 115, 131: 118 red, 115 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767383?

The complementary color is #808373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767383?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767383 color

#767383 rgb(118, 115, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767383 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.1% green and 51.4% blue (118, 115, 131).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% 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 4.62:1).

#767383 color codes

HEX	`#767383`
RGB	`rgb(118, 115, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.19, 4.51, -8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.19, 9.49, 298.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.698, 17.752, 23.962)`
Decimal	`7762819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767383, 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 #767383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#767383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #767383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767383; }
.text { color: #767383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 115 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767383, #7e7383); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #767383?: #767383 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767383?: The RGB value is 118, 115, 131: 118 red, 115 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767383?: The complementary color is #808373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767383?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.