What color is #767B83?

#767B83 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767B83?

The RGB value is 118, 123, 131: 118 red, 123 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767B83?

The complementary color is #837E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767B83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767B83 color

#767B83 rgb(118, 123, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767B83 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 48.2% green and 51.4% blue (118, 123, 131).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#767B83 color codes

HEX	`#767B83`
RGB	`rgb(118, 123, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 48.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 10%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.45, -0.17, -4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.45, 5, 268.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.65, 19.656, 24.28)`
Decimal	`7764867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767B83, 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 #767B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #767B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767b83; }
.text { color: #767b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 123 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767b83, #787683); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #767B83?: #767B83 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767B83?: The RGB value is 118, 123, 131: 118 red, 123 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767B83?: The complementary color is #837E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767B83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.