What color is #768C80?

#768C80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768C80?

The RGB value is 118, 140, 128: 118 red, 140 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768C80?

The complementary color is #8C7682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768C80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768C80 color

#768C80 rgb(118, 140, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768C80 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 54.9% green and 50.2% blue (118, 140, 128).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#768C80 color codes

HEX	`#768C80`
RGB	`rgb(118, 140, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 54.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.25, -10.4, 3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.25, 11.06, 160.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.745, 24.166, 23.989)`
Decimal	`7769216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768C80, 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 #768C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768C80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #768C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768c80; }
.text { color: #768c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 140 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768c80, #768c8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #768C80?: #768C80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768C80?: The RGB value is 118, 140, 128: 118 red, 140 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768C80?: The complementary color is #8C7682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768C80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.