Recognised as Colour

#768D8B

#768D8B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#768D8B is a cyan with RGB values 118, 141, 139 and HSL 175°, 9%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#768D8B#768D8B

HEX#768D8B

RGBrgb(118, 141, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5529, 0.5451

RGB percentages46.3%, 55.3%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(174.8, 9.2%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(174.8, 16.3%, 55.3%)

CMYK16.3%, 0%, 1.4%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,769,483

CSS custom property--colour: #768D8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1

Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#897274

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8A8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#86878Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#708E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 9.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.4 Slate grey · ΔE 11.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 13.2 Dark grey · ΔE 15.2 Dim grey · ΔE 15.2

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8D7678

Analogous#768D7F, #76848D

Triadic#8B768D, #8D8B76

Split complementary#8D7684, #8D7F76

Tetradic#7F768D, #8D7678, #848D76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E5EAE9

Lighter +30%#CAD2D2

Lighter +20%#AEBBBA

Lighter +10%#92A4A3

Darker −10%#5E7270

Darker −20%#475654

Darker −30%#303A39

Darker −40%#191E1E

More saturated +25%#57ACA5

Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R118

G141

B139

Red118 (46.3%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue174.78°

Saturation (HSL)9.16%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 76 · G 8D · B 8B

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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