What color is #769799?

#769799 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769799?

The RGB value is 118, 151, 153: 118 red, 151 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769799?

The complementary color is #997876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769799?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769799 color

#769799 rgb(118, 151, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #769799 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 59.2% green and 60% blue (118, 151, 153).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% 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 6.66:1).

#769799 color codes

HEX	`#769799`
RGB	`rgb(118, 151, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 59.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 1%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.14, -10.93, -4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.14, 11.94, 203.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.286, 28.284, 34.311)`
Decimal	`7772057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769799, 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 #769799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #769799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769799; }
.text { color: #769799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 151 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769799, #768599); }

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Questions

What color is #769799?: #769799 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769799?: The RGB value is 118, 151, 153: 118 red, 151 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769799?: The complementary color is #997876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769799?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.