What color is #76856A?

#76856A is a grayish green known as Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wreath?

The RGB value is 118, 133, 106: 118 red, 133 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wreath?

The complementary color is #796A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76856A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wreath color: hex code #76856A

#76856A rgb(118, 133, 106)

Shades of green

Wreath has the hex code #76856A. It is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 52.2% green and 41.6% blue (118, 133, 106).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

Wreath (#76856A) color codes

HEX	`#76856A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 133, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 52.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.67, -10.75, 12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.67, 16.69, 130.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.46, 21.667, 16.843)`
Decimal	`7767402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wreath, 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 #76856A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76856A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	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 #76856A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76856a; }
.text { color: #76856a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76856a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 133 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76856a, #6a856b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

See #76856A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #76856A?: #76856A is a grayish green known as Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wreath?: The RGB value is 118, 133, 106: 118 red, 133 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wreath?: The complementary color is #796A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76856A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.