What color is #768D8F?

#768D8F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768D8F?

The RGB value is 118, 141, 143: 118 red, 141 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768D8F?

The complementary color is #8F7876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768D8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768D8F color

#768D8F rgb(118, 141, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768D8F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 55.3% green and 56.1% blue (118, 141, 143).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#768D8F color codes

HEX	`#768D8F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 141, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 55.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 1%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.96, -7.72, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.96, 8.6, 206.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.953, 24.884, 29.628)`
Decimal	`7769487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768D8F, 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 #768D8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768D8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #768D8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768d8f; }
.text { color: #768d8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768d8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 141 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768d8f, #76818f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #768D8F?: #768D8F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768D8F?: The RGB value is 118, 141, 143: 118 red, 141 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768D8F?: The complementary color is #8F7876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768D8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.