What color is #7685AC?

#7685AC is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7685AC?

The RGB value is 118, 133, 172: 118 red, 133 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7685AC?

The complementary color is #AC9D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7685AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7685AC color

#7685AC rgb(118, 133, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7685AC is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 52.2% green and 67.5% blue (118, 133, 172).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#7685AC color codes

HEX	`#7685AC`
RGB	`rgb(118, 133, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 52.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 23%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.69, 3.93, -22.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.69, 22.73, 279.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.303, 23.604, 42.35)`
Decimal	`7767468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7685AC, 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 #7685AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7685AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #7685AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7685ac; }
.text { color: #7685ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7685ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 133 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7685ac, #8276ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7685AC?: #7685AC is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7685AC?: The RGB value is 118, 133, 172: 118 red, 133 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7685AC?: The complementary color is #AC9D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7685AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.