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#768C8D

Gray · medium cool gray

About #768C8D

With the hex code #768C8D, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 46% red, 55% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Gray — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8D7776, a taupe shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.91:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red118
Green140
Blue141

Closest named colours

Gray
#808080 · ΔE 8.8
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 9.9
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 10.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #768C8D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gray #768C8D.
3.56:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on gray #768C8D.
5.91:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #768C8D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#768C8D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#898A8D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#84868D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#6F8E8C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #768C8D?

With the hex code #768C8D, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 46% red, 55% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #768C8D?

Use black text. Black on #768C8D has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #768C8D?

Its complementary colour is #8D7776, and analogous partners are #768D83 and #76818D.