What color is #76788C?

#76788C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76788C?

The RGB value is 118, 120, 140: 118 red, 120 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76788C?

The complementary color is #8C8A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76788C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76788C color

#76788C rgb(118, 120, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76788C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 47.1% green and 54.9% blue (118, 120, 140).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#76788C color codes

HEX	`#76788C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 120, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 47.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.89, 3.61, -11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.89, 11.67, 287.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.92, 19.178, 27.511)`
Decimal	`7764108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76788C, 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 #76788C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76788C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #76788C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76788c; }
.text { color: #76788c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76788c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 120 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76788c, #7f768c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #76788C?: #76788C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76788C?: The RGB value is 118, 120, 140: 118 red, 120 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76788C?: The complementary color is #8C8A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76788C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.