What color is #768186?

#768186 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768186?

The RGB value is 118, 129, 134: 118 red, 129 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768186?

The complementary color is #867B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768186?

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.

#768186 color

#768186 rgb(118, 129, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768186 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 50.6% green and 52.5% blue (118, 129, 134).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#768186 color codes

HEX	`#768186`
RGB	`rgb(118, 129, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 50.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.25, -2.96, -4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.25, 5.04, 234.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.624, 21.273, 25.622)`
Decimal	`7766406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768186, 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 #768186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768186 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 #768186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768186; }
.text { color: #768186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 129 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768186, #767986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #768186?: #768186 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768186?: The RGB value is 118, 129, 134: 118 red, 129 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768186?: The complementary color is #867B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768186?: 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.