What color is #76889B?

#76889B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76889B?

The RGB value is 118, 136, 155: 118 red, 136 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76889B?

The complementary color is #9B8976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76889B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76889B color

#76889B rgb(118, 136, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76889B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 53.3% green and 60.8% blue (118, 136, 155).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#76889B color codes

HEX	`#76889B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 136, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 53.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 24%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 12%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.91, -2.09, -12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.91, 12.45, 260.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.19, 23.826, 34.434)`
Decimal	`7768219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76889B, 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 #76889B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76889B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #76889B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76889b; }
.text { color: #76889b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76889b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 136 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76889b, #77769b); }

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Questions

What color is #76889B?: #76889B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76889B?: The RGB value is 118, 136, 155: 118 red, 136 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76889B?: The complementary color is #9B8976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76889B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.