What color is #767568?

#767568 is a gray, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767568?

The RGB value is 118, 117, 104: 118 red, 117 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767568?

The complementary color is #686976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767568?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767568 color

#767568 rgb(118, 117, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767568 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.9% green and 40.8% blue (118, 117, 104).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#767568 color codes

HEX	`#767568`
RGB	`rgb(118, 117, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 12%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.97, -2.1, 7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.97, 7.61, 105.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.331, 17.574, 15.626)`
Decimal	`7763304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767568, 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 #767568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#767568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	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 #767568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767568; }
.text { color: #767568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 117 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767568, #707668); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #767568?: #767568 is a gray, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767568?: The RGB value is 118, 117, 104: 118 red, 117 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767568?: The complementary color is #686976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767568?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.