What color is #768A9F?

#768A9F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768A9F?

The RGB value is 118, 138, 159: 118 red, 138 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768A9F?

The complementary color is #9F8B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768A9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768A9F color

#768A9F rgb(118, 138, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #768A9F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 54.1% green and 62.4% blue (118, 138, 159).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#768A9F color codes

HEX	`#768A9F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 138, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 54.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 13%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.62, -2.25, -13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.62, 13.7, 260.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.816, 24.531, 36.327)`
Decimal	`7768735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768A9F, 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 #768A9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768A9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #768A9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768a9f; }
.text { color: #768a9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768a9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 138 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768a9f, #77769f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #768A9F?: #768A9F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768A9F?: The RGB value is 118, 138, 159: 118 red, 138 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768A9F?: The complementary color is #9F8B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768A9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.