What color is #76887B?

#76887B is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76887B?

The RGB value is 118, 136, 123: 118 red, 136 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76887B?

The complementary color is #887683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76887B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76887B color

#76887B rgb(118, 136, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76887B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 53.3% green and 48.2% blue (118, 136, 123).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#76887B color codes

HEX	`#76887B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 136, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 53.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.96, -9.21, 4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.96, 10.38, 152.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.85, 22.89, 22.107)`
Decimal	`7768187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76887B, 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 #76887B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76887B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #76887B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76887b; }
.text { color: #76887b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76887b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 136 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76887b, #768884); }

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Questions

What color is #76887B?: #76887B is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76887B?: The RGB value is 118, 136, 123: 118 red, 136 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76887B?: The complementary color is #887683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76887B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.