What color is #76847E?

#76847E is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76847E?

The RGB value is 118, 132, 126: 118 red, 132 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76847E?

The complementary color is #84767C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76847E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76847E color

#76847E rgb(118, 132, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76847E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 51.8% green and 49.4% blue (118, 132, 126).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#76847E color codes

HEX	`#76847E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 132, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 51.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, -6.37, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 6.54, 166.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.488, 21.86, 22.927)`
Decimal	`7767166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76847E, 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 #76847E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76847E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #76847E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76847e; }
.text { color: #76847e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76847e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 132 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76847e, #768384); }

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Questions

What color is #76847E?: #76847E is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76847E?: The RGB value is 118, 132, 126: 118 red, 132 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76847E?: The complementary color is #84767C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76847E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.