What color is #768277?

#768277 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768277?

The RGB value is 118, 130, 119: 118 red, 130 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768277?

The complementary color is #827681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768277 color

#768277 rgb(118, 130, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768277 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 51% green and 46.7% blue (118, 130, 119).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#768277 color codes

HEX	`#768277`
RGB	`rgb(118, 130, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 51%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.11, -6.66, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.11, 8.01, 146.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.783, 21.149, 20.542)`
Decimal	`7766647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768277, 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 #768277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #768277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768277; }
.text { color: #768277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 130 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768277, #76827d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #768277?: #768277 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768277?: The RGB value is 118, 130, 119: 118 red, 130 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768277?: The complementary color is #827681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.