What color is #769395?

#769395 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769395?

The RGB value is 118, 147, 149: 118 red, 147 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769395?

The complementary color is #957876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769395?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769395 color

#769395 rgb(118, 147, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #769395 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 57.6% green and 58.4% blue (118, 147, 149).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#769395 color codes

HEX	`#769395`
RGB	`rgb(118, 147, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 57.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 1%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.87, -9.67, -4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.87, 10.63, 204.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.328, 26.888, 32.389)`
Decimal	`7771029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769395, 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 #769395	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769395 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #769395 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769395; }
.text { color: #769395; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769395; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 147 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769395, #768395); }

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Questions

What color is #769395?: #769395 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769395?: The RGB value is 118, 147, 149: 118 red, 147 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769395?: The complementary color is #957876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769395?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.