What color is #76999C?

#76999C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76999C?

The RGB value is 118, 153, 156: 118 red, 153 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76999C?

The complementary color is #9C7976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76999C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76999C color

#76999C rgb(118, 153, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76999C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 60% green and 61.2% blue (118, 153, 156).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#76999C color codes

HEX	`#76999C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 153, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 60%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 24%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 2%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.81, -11.32, -5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.81, 12.59, 206.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.861, 29.033, 35.74)`
Decimal	`7772572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76999C, 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 #76999C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76999C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #76999C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76999c; }
.text { color: #76999c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76999c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 153 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76999c, #76869c); }

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Questions

What color is #76999C?: #76999C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76999C?: The RGB value is 118, 153, 156: 118 red, 153 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76999C?: The complementary color is #9C7976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76999C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.