What color is #76A7BB?

#76A7BB is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A7BB?

The RGB value is 118, 167, 187: 118 red, 167 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A7BB?

The complementary color is #BB8A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A7BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A7BB color

#76A7BB rgb(118, 167, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #76A7BB is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 65.5% green and 73.3% blue (118, 167, 187).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 34% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#76A7BB color codes

HEX	`#76A7BB`
RGB	`rgb(118, 167, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 65.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 34%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 11%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.81, -11.22, -15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.81, 19.1, 234.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.257, 35.075, 52.18)`
Decimal	`7776187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A7BB, 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 #76A7BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A7BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #76A7BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a7bb; }
.text { color: #76a7bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a7bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 167 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a7bb, #7684bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #76A7BB?: #76A7BB is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A7BB?: The RGB value is 118, 167, 187: 118 red, 167 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A7BB?: The complementary color is #BB8A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A7BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.