What color is #76837B?

#76837B is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76837B?

The RGB value is 118, 131, 123: 118 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76837B?

The complementary color is #83767E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76837B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76837B color

#76837B rgb(118, 131, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76837B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 51.4% green and 48.2% blue (118, 131, 123).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#76837B color codes

HEX	`#76837B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 131, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 51.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 10%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.51, -6.42, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.51, 6.96, 157.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.162, 21.514, 21.878)`
Decimal	`7766907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76837B, 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 #76837B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76837B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #76837B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76837b; }
.text { color: #76837b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76837b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 131 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76837b, #768382); }

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Questions

What color is #76837B?: #76837B is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76837B?: The RGB value is 118, 131, 123: 118 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76837B?: The complementary color is #83767E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76837B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.