What color is #767F8C?

#767F8C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767F8C?

The RGB value is 118, 127, 140: 118 red, 127 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767F8C?

The complementary color is #8C8376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767F8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767F8C color

#767F8C rgb(118, 127, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767F8C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 49.8% green and 54.9% blue (118, 127, 140).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#767F8C color codes

HEX	`#767F8C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 127, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 49.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.87, -0.47, -8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.87, 8.16, 266.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.793, 20.923, 27.802)`
Decimal	`7765900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767F8C, 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 #767F8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767F8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #767F8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767f8c; }
.text { color: #767f8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767f8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 127 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767f8c, #78768c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #767F8C?: #767F8C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767F8C?: The RGB value is 118, 127, 140: 118 red, 127 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767F8C?: The complementary color is #8C8376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767F8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.