What color is #769FA9?

#769FA9 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 #769FA9?

The RGB value is 118, 159, 169: 118 red, 159 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769FA9?

The complementary color is #A98076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769FA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769FA9 color

#769FA9 rgb(118, 159, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #769FA9 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 62.4% green and 66.3% blue (118, 159, 169).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#769FA9 color codes

HEX	`#769FA9`
RGB	`rgb(118, 159, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 62.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 6%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.94, -11.44, -9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.94, 15.01, 220.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.028, 31.511, 42.187)`
Decimal	`7774121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769FA9, 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 #769FA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#769FA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #769FA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769fa9; }
.text { color: #769fa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769fa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 159 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769fa9, #7686a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #769FA9?: #769FA9 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 #769FA9?: The RGB value is 118, 159, 169: 118 red, 159 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769FA9?: The complementary color is #A98076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769FA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.