What color is #76828D?

#76828D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76828D?

The RGB value is 118, 130, 141: 118 red, 130 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76828D?

The complementary color is #8D8176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76828D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76828D color

#76828D rgb(118, 130, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76828D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 51% green and 55.3% blue (118, 130, 141).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#76828D color codes

HEX	`#76828D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 130, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 51%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 8%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.75, -1.96, -7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.75, 7.67, 255.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.26, 21.739, 28.323)`
Decimal	`7766669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76828D, 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 #76828D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76828D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #76828D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76828d; }
.text { color: #76828d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76828d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 130 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76828d, #76768d); }

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Questions

What color is #76828D?: #76828D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76828D?: The RGB value is 118, 130, 141: 118 red, 130 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76828D?: The complementary color is #8D8176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76828D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.