What color is #767688?

#767688 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767688?

The RGB value is 118, 118, 136: 118 red, 118 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767688?

The complementary color is #888876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767688?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767688 color

#767688 rgb(118, 118, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767688 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 46.3% green and 53.3% blue (118, 118, 136).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#767688 color codes

HEX	`#767688`
RGB	`rgb(118, 118, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 46.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, 3.86, -9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 10.53, 291.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.393, 18.586, 25.906)`
Decimal	`7763592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767688, 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 #767688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767688 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #767688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767688; }
.text { color: #767688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 118 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767688, #7f7688); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #767688?: #767688 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767688?: The RGB value is 118, 118, 136: 118 red, 118 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767688?: The complementary color is #888876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767688?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.