What color is #768070?

#768070 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768070?

The RGB value is 118, 128, 112: 118 red, 128 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768070?

The complementary color is #7A7080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768070?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768070 color

#768070 rgb(118, 128, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768070 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 50.2% green and 43.9% blue (118, 128, 112).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#768070 color codes

HEX	`#768070`
RGB	`rgb(118, 128, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 50.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.35, -6.89, 7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.35, 10.13, 132.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.115, 20.46, 18.321)`
Decimal	`7766128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768070, 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 #768070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #768070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768070; }
.text { color: #768070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 128 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768070, #708072); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #768070?: #768070 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768070?: The RGB value is 118, 128, 112: 118 red, 128 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768070?: The complementary color is #7A7080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768070?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.