What color is #7686AF?

#7686AF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7686AF?

The RGB value is 118, 134, 175: 118 red, 134 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7686AF?

The complementary color is #AF9F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7686AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7686AF color

#7686AF rgb(118, 134, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7686AF is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 52.5% green and 68.6% blue (118, 134, 175).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 26% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#7686AF color codes

HEX	`#7686AF`
RGB	`rgb(118, 134, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 52.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 26%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 33%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 23%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.08, 4.14, -23.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.08, 23.87, 280)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.732, 23.996, 43.93)`
Decimal	`7767727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7686AF, 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 #7686AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7686AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #7686AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7686af; }
.text { color: #7686af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7686af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 134 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7686af, #8376af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7686AF?: #7686AF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7686AF?: The RGB value is 118, 134, 175: 118 red, 134 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7686AF?: The complementary color is #AF9F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7686AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.