What color is #76798A?

#76798A is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76798A?

The RGB value is 118, 121, 138: 118 red, 121 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76798A?

The complementary color is #8A8776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76798A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76798A color

#76798A rgb(118, 121, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76798A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 47.5% green and 54.1% blue (118, 121, 138).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 8% 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#76798A color codes

HEX	`#76798A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 121, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 47.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.11, 2.56, -9.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.11, 9.94, 284.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.895, 19.361, 26.781)`
Decimal	`7764362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76798A, 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 #76798A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76798A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #76798A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76798a; }
.text { color: #76798a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76798a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 121 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76798a, #7d768a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #76798A?: #76798A is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76798A?: The RGB value is 118, 121, 138: 118 red, 121 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76798A?: The complementary color is #8A8776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76798A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.