What color is #767E7B?

#767E7B is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767E7B?

The RGB value is 118, 126, 123: 118 red, 126 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767E7B?

The complementary color is #7E7679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767E7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767E7B color

#767E7B rgb(118, 126, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767E7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 49.4% green and 48.2% blue (118, 126, 123).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#767E7B color codes

HEX	`#767E7B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 126, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 49.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.07, -3.59, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.07, 3.64, 170.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.507, 20.203, 21.66)`
Decimal	`7765627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767E7B, 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 #767E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #767E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767e7b; }
.text { color: #767e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 126 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767e7b, #767d7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #767E7B?: #767E7B is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767E7B?: The RGB value is 118, 126, 123: 118 red, 126 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767E7B?: The complementary color is #7E7679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767E7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.