What color is #769597?

#769597 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769597?

The RGB value is 118, 149, 151: 118 red, 149 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769597?

The complementary color is #977876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769597 color

#769597 rgb(118, 149, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #769597 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 58.4% green and 59.2% blue (118, 149, 151).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#769597 color codes

HEX	`#769597`
RGB	`rgb(118, 149, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 58.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 1%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.51, -10.3, -4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.51, 11.29, 204.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.803, 27.58, 33.341)`
Decimal	`7771543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769597, 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 #769597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #769597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769597; }
.text { color: #769597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 149 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769597, #768597); }

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Questions

What color is #769597?: #769597 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769597?: The RGB value is 118, 149, 151: 118 red, 149 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769597?: The complementary color is #977876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.