What color is #767B72?

#767B72 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767B72?

The RGB value is 118, 123, 114: 118 red, 123 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767B72?

The complementary color is #77727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767B72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767B72 color

#767B72 rgb(118, 123, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767B72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 48.2% green and 44.7% blue (118, 123, 114).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#767B72 color codes

HEX	`#767B72`
RGB	`rgb(118, 123, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 48.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 7%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.96, -3.67, 4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.96, 5.63, 130.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.591, 19.232, 18.702)`
Decimal	`7764850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767B72, 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 #767B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #767B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767b72; }
.text { color: #767b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 123 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767b72, #727b72); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #767B72?: #767B72 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767B72?: The RGB value is 118, 123, 114: 118 red, 123 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767B72?: The complementary color is #77727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767B72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.