What color is #768883?

#768883 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768883?

The RGB value is 118, 136, 131: 118 red, 136 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768883?

The complementary color is #88767B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768883 color

#768883 rgb(118, 136, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768883 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 53.3% green and 51.4% blue (118, 136, 131).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#768883 color codes

HEX	`#768883`
RGB	`rgb(118, 136, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 53.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.17, -7.56, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.17, 7.57, 176.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.371, 23.098, 24.853)`
Decimal	`7768195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768883, 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 #768883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #768883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768883; }
.text { color: #768883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 136 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768883, #768488); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #768883?: #768883 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768883?: The RGB value is 118, 136, 131: 118 red, 136 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768883?: The complementary color is #88767B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.