What color is #76748C?

#76748C 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 #76748C?

The RGB value is 118, 116, 140: 118 red, 116 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76748C?

The complementary color is #8A8C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76748C?

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.

#76748C color

#76748C rgb(118, 116, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #76748C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.5% green and 54.9% blue (118, 116, 140).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#76748C color codes

HEX	`#76748C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 116, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 17%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.78, 5.96, -12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.78, 14.1, 295.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.449, 18.236, 27.354)`
Decimal	`7763084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76748C, 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 #76748C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76748C 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 #76748C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76748c; }
.text { color: #76748c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76748c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 116 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76748c, #82748c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #76748C?: #76748C 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 #76748C?: The RGB value is 118, 116, 140: 118 red, 116 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76748C?: The complementary color is #8A8C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76748C?: 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.