What color is #767E7D?

#767E7D is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767E7D?

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

What is the complementary color of #767E7D?

The complementary color is #7E7677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767E7D?

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.

#767E7D color

#767E7D rgb(118, 126, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767E7D is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 172°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#767E7D color codes

HEX	`#767E7D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 126, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 49.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.12, -3.17, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.12, 3.21, 188.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.633, 20.254, 22.326)`
Decimal	`7765629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767E7D, 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 #767E7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767E7D 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 #767E7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767e7d; }
.text { color: #767e7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767e7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 126 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767e7d, #767b7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #767E7D?: #767E7D is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767E7D?: The RGB value is 118, 126, 125: 118 red, 126 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767E7D?: The complementary color is #7E7677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767E7D?: 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.