What color is #76909E?

#76909E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76909E?

The RGB value is 118, 144, 158: 118 red, 144 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76909E?

The complementary color is #9E8476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76909E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76909E color

#76909E rgb(118, 144, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76909E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 56.5% green and 62% blue (118, 144, 158).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#76909E color codes

HEX	`#76909E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 144, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 56.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 9%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.29, -5.88, -10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.29, 11.97, 240.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.614, 26.266, 36.167)`
Decimal	`7770270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76909E, 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 #76909E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76909E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #76909E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76909e; }
.text { color: #76909e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76909e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 144 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76909e, #767c9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #76909E?: #76909E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76909E?: The RGB value is 118, 144, 158: 118 red, 144 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76909E?: The complementary color is #9E8476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76909E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.