What color is #76808A?

#76808A is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76808A?

The RGB value is 118, 128, 138: 118 red, 128 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76808A?

The complementary color is #8A8076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76808A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76808A color

#76808A rgb(118, 128, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76808A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 50.2% green and 54.1% blue (118, 128, 138).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#76808A color codes

HEX	`#76808A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 128, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 50.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.09, -1.5, -6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.09, 6.82, 257.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.777, 21.125, 27.075)`
Decimal	`7766154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76808A, 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 #76808A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76808A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #76808A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76808a; }
.text { color: #76808a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76808a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 128 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76808a, #76768a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #76808A?: #76808A is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76808A?: The RGB value is 118, 128, 138: 118 red, 128 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76808A?: The complementary color is #8A8076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76808A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.