What color is #76756A?

#76756A is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76756A?

The RGB value is 118, 117, 106: 118 red, 117 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76756A?

The complementary color is #6A6B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76756A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76756A color

#76756A rgb(118, 117, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76756A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.9% green and 41.6% blue (118, 117, 106).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#76756A color codes

HEX	`#76756A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 117, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 10%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.03, -1.73, 6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.03, 6.44, 105.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.434, 17.615, 16.167)`
Decimal	`7763306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76756A, 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 #76756A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76756A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #76756A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76756a; }
.text { color: #76756a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76756a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 117 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76756a, #71766a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #76756A?: #76756A is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76756A?: The RGB value is 118, 117, 106: 118 red, 117 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76756A?: The complementary color is #6A6B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76756A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.