What color is #768178?

#768178 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768178?

The RGB value is 118, 129, 120: 118 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768178?

The complementary color is #81767F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768178?

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.

#768178 color

#768178 rgb(118, 129, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768178 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 50.6% green and 47.1% blue (118, 129, 120).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#768178 color codes

HEX	`#768178`
RGB	`rgb(118, 129, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 50.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.85, -5.9, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.85, 6.85, 149.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.711, 20.908, 20.816)`
Decimal	`7766392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768178, 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 #768178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768178 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 #768178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768178; }
.text { color: #768178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 129 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768178, #76817e); }

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Questions

What color is #768178?: #768178 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768178?: The RGB value is 118, 129, 120: 118 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768178?: The complementary color is #81767F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768178?: 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.