What color is #76999D?

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

What is the RGB value of #76999D?

The RGB value is 118, 153, 157: 118 red, 153 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76999D?

The complementary color is #9D7A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76999D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76999D color

#76999D rgb(118, 153, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76999D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 60% green and 61.6% blue (118, 153, 157).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#76999D color codes

HEX	`#76999D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 153, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 60%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.84, -11.08, -6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.84, 12.63, 208.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.946, 29.067, 36.188)`
Decimal	`7772573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76999D, 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 #76999D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76999D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #76999D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76999d; }
.text { color: #76999d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76999d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 153 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76999d, #76869d); }

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Questions

What color is #76999D?: #76999D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76999D?: The RGB value is 118, 153, 157: 118 red, 153 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76999D?: The complementary color is #9D7A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76999D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.