What color is #768289?

#768289 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768289?

The RGB value is 118, 130, 137: 118 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768289?

The complementary color is #897D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768289 color

#768289 rgb(118, 130, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768289 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 51% green and 53.7% blue (118, 130, 137).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#768289 color codes

HEX	`#768289`
RGB	`rgb(118, 130, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 51%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.62, -2.87, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.62, 6, 241.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.968, 21.623, 26.784)`
Decimal	`7766665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768289, 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 #768289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #768289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768289; }
.text { color: #768289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 130 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768289, #767889); }

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Questions

What color is #768289?: #768289 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768289?: The RGB value is 118, 130, 137: 118 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768289?: The complementary color is #897D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.