What color is #76908E?

#76908E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76908E?

The RGB value is 118, 144, 142: 118 red, 144 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76908E?

The complementary color is #907678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76908E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76908E color

#76908E rgb(118, 144, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76908E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 56.5% green and 55.7% blue (118, 144, 142).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#76908E color codes

HEX	`#76908E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 144, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 56.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.8, -9.6, -2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.8, 9.8, 191.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.326, 25.75, 29.38)`
Decimal	`7770254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76908E, 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 #76908E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76908E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #76908E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76908e; }
.text { color: #76908e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76908e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 144 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76908e, #768590); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #76908E?: #76908E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76908E?: The RGB value is 118, 144, 142: 118 red, 144 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76908E?: The complementary color is #907678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76908E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.