What color is #76857F?

#76857F is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76857F?

The RGB value is 118, 133, 127: 118 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76857F?

The complementary color is #85767C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76857F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76857F color

#76857F rgb(118, 133, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76857F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 52.2% green and 49.8% blue (118, 133, 127).

Its hue angle is 156°, 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 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#76857F color codes

HEX	`#76857F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 133, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 52.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.19, -6.72, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.19, 6.86, 168.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.689, 22.159, 23.314)`
Decimal	`7767423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76857F, 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 #76857F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76857F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #76857F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76857f; }
.text { color: #76857f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76857f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 133 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76857f, #768485); }

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Questions

What color is #76857F?: #76857F is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76857F?: The RGB value is 118, 133, 127: 118 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76857F?: The complementary color is #85767C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76857F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.