What color is #767991?

#767991 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767991?

The RGB value is 118, 121, 145: 118 red, 121 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767991?

The complementary color is #918E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767991 color

#767991 rgb(118, 121, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #767991 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 47.5% green and 56.9% blue (118, 121, 145).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#767991 color codes

HEX	`#767991`
RGB	`rgb(118, 121, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 47.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 19%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.35, 4.19, -13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.35, 13.99, 287.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.418, 19.57, 29.537)`
Decimal	`7764369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767991, 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 #767991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #767991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767991; }
.text { color: #767991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 121 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767991, #817691); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #767991?: #767991 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767991?: The RGB value is 118, 121, 145: 118 red, 121 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767991?: The complementary color is #918E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.