What color is #767768?

#767768 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767768?

The RGB value is 118, 119, 104: 118 red, 119 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767768?

The complementary color is #696877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767768?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767768 color

#767768 rgb(118, 119, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767768 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 46.7% green and 40.8% blue (118, 119, 104).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#767768 color codes

HEX	`#767768`
RGB	`rgb(118, 119, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 46.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.55, -3.25, 8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.55, 8.76, 111.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.566, 18.045, 15.704)`
Decimal	`7763816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767768, 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 #767768	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#767768 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #767768 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767768; }
.text { color: #767768; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767768; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 119 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767768, #6f7768); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #767768?: #767768 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767768?: The RGB value is 118, 119, 104: 118 red, 119 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767768?: The complementary color is #696877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767768?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.