What color is #76798E?

#76798E 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 #76798E?

The RGB value is 118, 121, 142: 118 red, 121 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76798E?

The complementary color is #8E8B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76798E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76798E color

#76798E rgb(118, 121, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76798E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 47.5% green and 55.7% blue (118, 121, 142).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#76798E color codes

HEX	`#76798E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 121, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 47.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 15%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.24, 3.48, -11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.24, 12.26, 286.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.19, 19.479, 28.335)`
Decimal	`7764366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76798E, 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 #76798E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76798E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #76798E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76798e; }
.text { color: #76798e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76798e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 121 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76798e, #7f768e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #76798E?: #76798E 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 #76798E?: The RGB value is 118, 121, 142: 118 red, 121 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76798E?: The complementary color is #8E8B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76798E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.