What color is #767D7E?

#767D7E is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767D7E?

The RGB value is 118, 125, 126: 118 red, 125 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767D7E?

The complementary color is #7E7776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767D7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767D7E color

#767D7E rgb(118, 125, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767D7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 49% green and 49.4% blue (118, 125, 126).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#767D7E color codes

HEX	`#767D7E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 125, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 49%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.87, -2.39, -1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.87, 2.79, 211.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.57, 20.025, 22.621)`
Decimal	`7765374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767D7E, 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 #767D7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767D7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #767D7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767d7e; }
.text { color: #767d7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767d7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 125 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767d7e, #76797e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #767D7E?: #767D7E is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767D7E?: The RGB value is 118, 125, 126: 118 red, 125 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767D7E?: The complementary color is #7E7776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767D7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.