What color is #769795?

#769795 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769795?

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

What is the complementary color of #769795?

The complementary color is #977678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769795?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769795 color

#769795 rgb(118, 151, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #769795 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 176°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#769795 color codes

HEX	`#769795`
RGB	`rgb(118, 151, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 59.2%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.03, -11.85, -2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.03, 12.15, 192.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.961, 28.154, 32.6)`
Decimal	`7772053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769795, 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 #769795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #769795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769795; }
.text { color: #769795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 151 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769795, #768997); }

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Questions

What color is #769795?: #769795 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769795?: The RGB value is 118, 151, 149: 118 red, 151 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769795?: The complementary color is #977678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769795?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.