What color is #768EA9?

#768EA9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768EA9?

The RGB value is 118, 142, 169: 118 red, 142 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768EA9?

The complementary color is #A99176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768EA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768EA9 color

#768EA9 rgb(118, 142, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #768EA9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 55.7% green and 66.3% blue (118, 142, 169).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Horizon (#7C94B3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#768EA9 color codes

HEX	`#768EA9`
RGB	`rgb(118, 142, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 55.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 16%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.1, -2.02, -17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.1, 17.12, 263.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.304, 26.061, 41.278)`
Decimal	`7769769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768EA9, 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 #768EA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768EA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #768EA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768ea9; }
.text { color: #768ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768ea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 142 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768ea9, #7876a9); }

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Questions

What color is #768EA9?: #768EA9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768EA9?: The RGB value is 118, 142, 169: 118 red, 142 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768EA9?: The complementary color is #A99176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768EA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.