What color is #768F94?

#768F94 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768F94?

The RGB value is 118, 143, 148: 118 red, 143 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768F94?

The complementary color is #947B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768F94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768F94 color

#768F94 rgb(118, 143, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768F94 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 56.1% green and 58% blue (118, 143, 148).

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 Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#768F94 color codes

HEX	`#768F94`
RGB	`rgb(118, 143, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 56.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.69, -7.69, -5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.69, 9.51, 216.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.637, 25.634, 31.766)`
Decimal	`7770004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768F94, 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 #768F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #768F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768f94; }
.text { color: #768f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 143 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768f94, #768094); }

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Questions

What color is #768F94?: #768F94 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768F94?: The RGB value is 118, 143, 148: 118 red, 143 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768F94?: The complementary color is #947B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768F94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.