What color is #768A7D?

#768A7D is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768A7D?

The RGB value is 118, 138, 125: 118 red, 138 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768A7D?

The complementary color is #8A7683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768A7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768A7D color

#768A7D rgb(118, 138, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768A7D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 54.1% green and 49% blue (118, 138, 125).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#768A7D color codes

HEX	`#768A7D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 138, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 54.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.59, -9.91, 4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.59, 10.9, 155.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.26, 23.509, 22.868)`
Decimal	`7768701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768A7D, 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 #768A7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768A7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #768A7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768a7d; }
.text { color: #768a7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768a7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 138 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768a7d, #768a87); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #768A7D?: #768A7D is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768A7D?: The RGB value is 118, 138, 125: 118 red, 138 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768A7D?: The complementary color is #8A7683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768A7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.