What color is #768491?

#768491 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 #768491?

The RGB value is 118, 132, 145: 118 red, 132 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768491?

The complementary color is #918376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768491 color

#768491 rgb(118, 132, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768491 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 51.8% green and 56.9% blue (118, 132, 145).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#768491 color codes

HEX	`#768491`
RGB	`rgb(118, 132, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 51.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 19%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 9%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.45, -2.19, -8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.45, 8.96, 255.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.832, 22.398, 30.008)`
Decimal	`7767185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768491, 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 #768491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #768491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768491; }
.text { color: #768491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 132 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768491, #767691); }

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Questions

What color is #768491?: #768491 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 #768491?: The RGB value is 118, 132, 145: 118 red, 132 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768491?: The complementary color is #918376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.