What color is #767889?

#767889 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767889?

The RGB value is 118, 120, 137: 118 red, 120 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767889?

The complementary color is #898776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767889?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767889 color

#767889 rgb(118, 120, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767889 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 47.1% green and 53.7% blue (118, 120, 137).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#767889 color codes

HEX	`#767889`
RGB	`rgb(118, 120, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 47.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.79, 2.92, -9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.79, 9.93, 287.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.702, 19.09, 26.362)`
Decimal	`7764105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767889, 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 #767889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767889 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #767889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767889; }
.text { color: #767889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 120 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767889, #7e7689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #767889?: #767889 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767889?: The RGB value is 118, 120, 137: 118 red, 120 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767889?: The complementary color is #898776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767889?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.