What color is #767682?

#767682 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767682?

The RGB value is 118, 118, 130: 118 red, 118 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767682?

The complementary color is #828276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767682?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767682 color

#767682 rgb(118, 118, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767682 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 46.3% green and 51% blue (118, 118, 130).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#767682 color codes

HEX	`#767682`
RGB	`rgb(118, 118, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 46.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50, 2.53, -6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50, 7.02, 291.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.978, 18.42, 23.723)`
Decimal	`7763586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767682, 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 #767682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #767682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767682; }
.text { color: #767682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 118 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767682, #7c7682); }

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Questions

What color is #767682?: #767682 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767682?: The RGB value is 118, 118, 130: 118 red, 118 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767682?: The complementary color is #828276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767682?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.