What color is #768378?

#768378 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768378?

The RGB value is 118, 131, 120: 118 red, 131 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768378?

The complementary color is #837681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768378?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768378 color

#768378 rgb(118, 131, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768378 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 51.4% green and 47.1% blue (118, 131, 120).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#768378 color codes

HEX	`#768378`
RGB	`rgb(118, 131, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 51.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 10%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.43, -7.02, 4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.43, 8.25, 148.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.977, 21.44, 20.904)`
Decimal	`7766904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768378, 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 #768378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #768378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768378; }
.text { color: #768378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 131 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768378, #76837e); }

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Questions

What color is #768378?: #768378 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768378?: The RGB value is 118, 131, 120: 118 red, 131 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768378?: The complementary color is #837681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768378?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.