What color is #767F97?

#767F97 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 #767F97?

The RGB value is 118, 127, 151: 118 red, 127 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767F97?

The complementary color is #978E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767F97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767F97 color

#767F97 rgb(118, 127, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #767F97 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 49.8% green and 59.2% blue (118, 127, 151).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#767F97 color codes

HEX	`#767F97`
RGB	`rgb(118, 127, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 49.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 16%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.24, 2.12, -14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.24, 14.16, 278.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.645, 21.264, 32.289)`
Decimal	`7765911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767F97, 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 #767F97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767F97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #767F97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767f97; }
.text { color: #767f97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767f97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 127 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767f97, #7e7697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #767F97?: #767F97 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 #767F97?: The RGB value is 118, 127, 151: 118 red, 127 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767F97?: The complementary color is #978E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767F97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.