What color is #76746D?

#76746D is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76746D?

The RGB value is 118, 116, 109: 118 red, 116 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76746D?

The complementary color is #6D6F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76746D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76746D color

#76746D rgb(118, 116, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76746D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.5% green and 42.7% blue (118, 116, 109).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#76746D color codes

HEX	`#76746D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 116, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 8%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.82, -0.6, 4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.82, 4.18, 98.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.477, 17.447, 16.965)`
Decimal	`7763053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76746D, 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 #76746D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76746D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #76746D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76746d; }
.text { color: #76746d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76746d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 116 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76746d, #73766d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #76746D?: #76746D is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76746D?: The RGB value is 118, 116, 109: 118 red, 116 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76746D?: The complementary color is #6D6F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76746D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.