What color is #76767C?

#76767C is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76767C?

The RGB value is 118, 118, 124: 118 red, 118 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76767C?

The complementary color is #7C7C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76767C?

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

#76767C color

#76767C rgb(118, 118, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76767C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 46.3% green and 48.6% blue (118, 118, 124).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 2% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#76767C color codes

HEX	`#76767C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 118, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 46.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 2%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.81, 1.24, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.81, 3.51, 290.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.587, 18.264, 21.664)`
Decimal	`7763580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76767C, 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 #76767C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76767C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	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 #76767C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76767c; }
.text { color: #76767c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76767c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 118 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76767c, #79767c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #76767C?: #76767C is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76767C?: The RGB value is 118, 118, 124: 118 red, 118 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76767C?: The complementary color is #7C7C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76767C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.