What color is #769EA4?

#769EA4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769EA4?

The RGB value is 118, 158, 164: 118 red, 158 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769EA4?

The complementary color is #A47C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769EA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769EA4 color

#769EA4 rgb(118, 158, 164)

Shades of teal

The hex color #769EA4 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 62% green and 64.3% blue (118, 158, 164).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#769EA4 color codes

HEX	`#769EA4`
RGB	`rgb(118, 158, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 62%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 4%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.49, -12.12, -7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.49, 14.28, 211.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.397, 30.984, 39.704)`
Decimal	`7773860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769EA4, 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 #769EA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#769EA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #769EA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769ea4; }
.text { color: #769ea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769ea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 158 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769ea4, #7687a4); }

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Questions

What color is #769EA4?: #769EA4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769EA4?: The RGB value is 118, 158, 164: 118 red, 158 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769EA4?: The complementary color is #A47C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769EA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.