What color is #768685?

#768685 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768685?

The RGB value is 118, 134, 133: 118 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768685?

The complementary color is #867677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768685 color

#768685 rgb(118, 134, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768685 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 52.5% green and 52.2% blue (118, 134, 133).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#768685 color codes

HEX	`#768685`
RGB	`rgb(118, 134, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 52.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.65, -6.01, -1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.65, 6.18, 193.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.229, 22.595, 25.481)`
Decimal	`7767685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768685, 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 #768685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #768685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768685; }
.text { color: #768685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 134 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768685, #767f86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #768685?: #768685 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768685?: The RGB value is 118, 134, 133: 118 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768685?: The complementary color is #867677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.