What color is #768572?

#768572 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768572?

The RGB value is 118, 133, 114: 118 red, 133 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768572?

The complementary color is #817285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768572?

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.

#768572 color

#768572 rgb(118, 133, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768572 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 52.2% green and 44.7% blue (118, 133, 114).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#768572 color codes

HEX	`#768572`
RGB	`rgb(118, 133, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 52.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.86, -9.3, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.86, 12.54, 137.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.895, 21.841, 19.137)`
Decimal	`7767410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768572, 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 #768572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768572 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 #768572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768572; }
.text { color: #768572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 133 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768572, #728578); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #768572?: #768572 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768572?: The RGB value is 118, 133, 114: 118 red, 133 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768572?: The complementary color is #817285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768572?: 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.