What color is #768E93?

#768E93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768E93?

The RGB value is 118, 142, 147: 118 red, 142 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768E93?

The complementary color is #937B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768E93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768E93 color

#768E93 rgb(118, 142, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768E93 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 55.7% green and 57.6% blue (118, 142, 147).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#768E93 color codes

HEX	`#768E93`
RGB	`rgb(118, 142, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 55.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.37, -7.36, -5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.37, 9.19, 216.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.409, 25.303, 31.301)`
Decimal	`7769747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768E93, 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 #768E93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768E93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #768E93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768e93; }
.text { color: #768e93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768e93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 142 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768e93, #768093); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #768E93?: #768E93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768E93?: The RGB value is 118, 142, 147: 118 red, 142 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768E93?: The complementary color is #937B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768E93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.