What color is #769295?

#769295 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769295?

The RGB value is 118, 146, 149: 118 red, 146 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769295?

The complementary color is #957976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769295 color

#769295 rgb(118, 146, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #769295 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 57.3% green and 58.4% blue (118, 146, 149).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#769295 color codes

HEX	`#769295`
RGB	`rgb(118, 146, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 57.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.58, -9.12, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.58, 10.32, 208)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.173, 26.578, 32.337)`
Decimal	`7770773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769295, 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 #769295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #769295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769295; }
.text { color: #769295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 146 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769295, #768295); }

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Questions

What color is #769295?: #769295 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769295?: The RGB value is 118, 146, 149: 118 red, 146 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769295?: The complementary color is #957976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.