Colour

#768F8B

#768F8B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#768F8B is a cyan with RGB values 118, 143, 139 and HSL 170°, 10%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#768F8B#768F8B

HEX#768F8B

RGBrgb(118, 143, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5608, 0.5451

RGB percentages46.3%, 56.1%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(170.4, 10%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.4, 17.5%, 56.1%)

CMYK17.5%, 0%, 2.8%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,769,995

CSS custom property--colour: #768F8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#897074

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8C8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#87888Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#6F908Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 12.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Dark grey · ΔE 15.3 Dim grey · ΔE 16.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F767A

Analogous#768F7E, #76878F

Triadic#8B768F, #8F8B76

Split complementary#8F7687, #8F7E76

Tetradic#7E768F, #8F767A, #878F76

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6EBEA

Lighter +30%#CAD4D2

Lighter +20%#AEBDBB

Lighter +10%#92A6A3

Darker −10%#5E7470

Darker −20%#485755

Darker −30%#313B3A

Darker −40%#1A1F1E

More saturated +25%#57AEA0

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R118

G143

B139

Red118 (46.3%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue170.4°

Saturation (HSL)10.04%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 76 · G 8F · B 8B

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