What color is #76819D?

#76819D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76819D?

The RGB value is 118, 129, 157: 118 red, 129 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76819D?

The complementary color is #9D9276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76819D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76819D color

#76819D rgb(118, 129, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #76819D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 50.6% green and 61.6% blue (118, 129, 157).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#76819D color codes

HEX	`#76819D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 129, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 50.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 18%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.01, 2.43, -16.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.01, 16.48, 278.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.406, 21.986, 35.008)`
Decimal	`7766429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76819D, 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 #76819D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76819D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #76819D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76819d; }
.text { color: #76819d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76819d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 129 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76819d, #7f769d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #76819D?: #76819D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76819D?: The RGB value is 118, 129, 157: 118 red, 129 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76819D?: The complementary color is #9D9276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76819D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.