What color is #76959D?

#76959D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76959D?

The RGB value is 118, 149, 157: 118 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76959D?

The complementary color is #9D7E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76959D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76959D color

#76959D rgb(118, 149, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76959D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 58.4% green and 61.6% blue (118, 149, 157).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#76959D color codes

HEX	`#76959D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 149, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 58.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 5%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.69, -8.89, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.69, 11.81, 221.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.303, 27.78, 35.973)`
Decimal	`7771549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76959D, 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 #76959D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76959D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #76959D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76959d; }
.text { color: #76959d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76959d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 149 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76959d, #76829d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #76959D?: #76959D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76959D?: The RGB value is 118, 149, 157: 118 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76959D?: The complementary color is #9D7E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76959D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.