What color is #767870?

#767870 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767870?

The RGB value is 118, 120, 112: 118 red, 120 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767870?

The complementary color is #727078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767870?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767870 color

#767870 rgb(118, 120, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767870 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 47.1% green and 43.9% blue (118, 120, 112).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#767870 color codes

HEX	`#767870`
RGB	`rgb(118, 120, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 47.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 7%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.04, -2.34, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.04, 4.74, 119.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.112, 18.454, 17.987)`
Decimal	`7764080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767870, 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 #767870	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767870 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #767870 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767870; }
.text { color: #767870; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767870; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 120 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767870, #727870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #767870?: #767870 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767870?: The RGB value is 118, 120, 112: 118 red, 120 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767870?: The complementary color is #727078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767870?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.