What color is #768596?

#768596 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768596?

The RGB value is 118, 133, 150: 118 red, 133 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768596?

The complementary color is #968776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768596 color

#768596 rgb(118, 133, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768596 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 52.2% green and 58.8% blue (118, 133, 150).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#768596 color codes

HEX	`#768596`
RGB	`rgb(118, 133, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 52.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 11%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.89, -1.58, -10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.89, 11.03, 261.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.362, 22.828, 32.129)`
Decimal	`7767446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768596, 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 #768596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #768596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768596; }
.text { color: #768596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 133 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768596, #777696); }

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Questions

What color is #768596?: #768596 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768596?: The RGB value is 118, 133, 150: 118 red, 133 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768596?: The complementary color is #968776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.