What color is #76838B?

#76838B 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 #76838B?

The RGB value is 118, 131, 139: 118 red, 131 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76838B?

The complementary color is #8B7E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76838B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76838B color

#76838B rgb(118, 131, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76838B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 51.4% green and 54.5% blue (118, 131, 139).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#76838B color codes

HEX	`#76838B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 131, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 51.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.97, -2.99, -5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.97, 6.63, 243.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.247, 21.948, 27.591)`
Decimal	`7766923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76838B, 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 #76838B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76838B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #76838B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76838b; }
.text { color: #76838b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76838b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 131 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76838b, #76798b); }

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Questions

What color is #76838B?: #76838B 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 #76838B?: The RGB value is 118, 131, 139: 118 red, 131 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76838B?: The complementary color is #8B7E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76838B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.