What color is #768573?

#768573 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768573?

The RGB value is 118, 133, 115: 118 red, 133 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768573?

The complementary color is #827385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768573?

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.

#768573 color

#768573 rgb(118, 133, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768573 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 52.2% green and 45.1% blue (118, 133, 115).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 7% saturation and 49% 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#768573 color codes

HEX	`#768573`
RGB	`rgb(118, 133, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 52.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, -9.11, 7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 12.04, 139.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.953, 21.864, 19.438)`
Decimal	`7767411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768573, 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 #768573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768573 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 #768573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768573; }
.text { color: #768573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 133 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768573, #738579); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #768573?: #768573 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768573?: The RGB value is 118, 133, 115: 118 red, 133 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768573?: The complementary color is #827385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768573?: 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.