What color is #768188?

#768188 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768188?

The RGB value is 118, 129, 136: 118 red, 129 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768188?

The complementary color is #887D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768188?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768188 color

#768188 rgb(118, 129, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768188 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 50.6% green and 53.3% blue (118, 129, 136).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#768188 color codes

HEX	`#768188`
RGB	`rgb(118, 129, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 50.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, -2.52, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 5.74, 243.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.764, 21.329, 26.363)`
Decimal	`7766408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768188, 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 #768188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #768188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768188; }
.text { color: #768188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 129 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768188, #767888); }

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Questions

What color is #768188?: #768188 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768188?: The RGB value is 118, 129, 136: 118 red, 129 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768188?: The complementary color is #887D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768188?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.