What color is #76879F?

#76879F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76879F?

The RGB value is 118, 135, 159: 118 red, 135 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76879F?

The complementary color is #9F8E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76879F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76879F color

#76879F rgb(118, 135, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #76879F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 52.9% green and 62.4% blue (118, 135, 159).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stonewash (#74819A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#76879F color codes

HEX	`#76879F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 135, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 52.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 15%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.77, -0.54, -14.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.77, 14.81, 267.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.391, 23.682, 36.185)`
Decimal	`7767967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76879F, 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 #76879F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76879F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #76879F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76879f; }
.text { color: #76879f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76879f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 135 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76879f, #7a769f); }

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Questions

What color is #76879F?: #76879F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76879F?: The RGB value is 118, 135, 159: 118 red, 135 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76879F?: The complementary color is #9F8E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76879F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.