What color is #767E95?

#767E95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767E95?

The RGB value is 118, 126, 149: 118 red, 126 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767E95?

The complementary color is #958D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767E95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767E95 color

#767E95 rgb(118, 126, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #767E95 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 49.4% green and 58.4% blue (118, 126, 149).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#767E95 color codes

HEX	`#767E95`
RGB	`rgb(118, 126, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 49.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.89, 2.22, -13.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.89, 13.55, 279.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.356, 20.943, 31.398)`
Decimal	`7765653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767E95, 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 #767E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #767E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767e95; }
.text { color: #767e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 126 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767e95, #7e7695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #767E95?: #767E95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767E95?: The RGB value is 118, 126, 149: 118 red, 126 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767E95?: The complementary color is #958D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767E95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.