What color is #767C80?

#767C80 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767C80?

The RGB value is 118, 124, 128: 118 red, 124 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767C80?

The complementary color is #807A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767C80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767C80 color

#767C80 rgb(118, 124, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767C80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 48.6% green and 50.2% blue (118, 124, 128).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#767C80 color codes

HEX	`#767C80`
RGB	`rgb(118, 124, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 48.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 8%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.64, -1.39, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.64, 3.26, 244.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.574, 19.825, 23.266)`
Decimal	`7765120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767C80, 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 #767C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767C80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #767C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767c80; }
.text { color: #767c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 124 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767c80, #767780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #767C80?: #767C80 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767C80?: The RGB value is 118, 124, 128: 118 red, 124 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767C80?: The complementary color is #807A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767C80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.