What color is #769CB1?

#769CB1 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lake Lucerne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769CB1?

The RGB value is 118, 156, 177: 118 red, 156 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769CB1?

The complementary color is #B18B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769CB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769CB1 color

#769CB1 rgb(118, 156, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #769CB1 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 61.2% green and 69.4% blue (118, 156, 177).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lake Lucerne (#689DB7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#769CB1 color codes

HEX	`#769CB1`
RGB	`rgb(118, 156, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 61.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 33%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 12%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.34, -7.8, -15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.34, 17, 242.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.293, 30.801, 46.094)`
Decimal	`7773361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769CB1, 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 #769CB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#769CB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	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 #769CB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769cb1; }
.text { color: #769cb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769cb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 156 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769cb1, #767fb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #769CB1?: #769CB1 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lake Lucerne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769CB1?: The RGB value is 118, 156, 177: 118 red, 156 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769CB1?: The complementary color is #B18B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769CB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.