What color is #767E7C?

#767E7C is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767E7C?

The RGB value is 118, 126, 124: 118 red, 126 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767E7C?

The complementary color is #7E7678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767E7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767E7C color

#767E7C rgb(118, 126, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767E7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 49.4% green and 48.6% blue (118, 126, 124).

Its hue angle is 165°, 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 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#767E7C color codes

HEX	`#767E7C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 126, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 49.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.09, -3.38, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.09, 3.38, 178.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.569, 20.228, 21.991)`
Decimal	`7765628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767E7C, 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 #767E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #767E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767e7c; }
.text { color: #767e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 126 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767e7c, #767c7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #767E7C?: #767E7C is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767E7C?: The RGB value is 118, 126, 124: 118 red, 126 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767E7C?: The complementary color is #7E7678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767E7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.