What color is #768385?

#768385 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768385?

The RGB value is 118, 131, 133: 118 red, 131 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768385?

The complementary color is #857876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768385 color

#768385 rgb(118, 131, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768385 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 51.4% green and 52.2% blue (118, 131, 133).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#768385 color codes

HEX	`#768385`
RGB	`rgb(118, 131, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 51.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.79, -4.32, -2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.79, 5.09, 212.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.82, 21.777, 25.345)`
Decimal	`7766917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768385, 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 #768385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #768385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768385; }
.text { color: #768385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 131 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768385, #767b85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #768385?: #768385 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768385?: The RGB value is 118, 131, 133: 118 red, 131 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768385?: The complementary color is #857876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.