What color is #768189?

#768189 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768189?

The RGB value is 118, 129, 137: 118 red, 129 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768189?

The complementary color is #897E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768189 color

#768189 rgb(118, 129, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768189 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 50.6% green and 53.7% blue (118, 129, 137).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#768189 color codes

HEX	`#768189`
RGB	`rgb(118, 129, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 50.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 6%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.34, -2.3, -5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.34, 6.14, 248.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.836, 21.358, 26.739)`
Decimal	`7766409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768189, 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 #768189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #768189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768189; }
.text { color: #768189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 129 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768189, #767889); }

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Questions

What color is #768189?: #768189 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768189?: The RGB value is 118, 129, 137: 118 red, 129 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768189?: The complementary color is #897E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.