What color is #76805E?

#76805E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76805E?

The RGB value is 118, 128, 94: 118 red, 128 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76805E?

The complementary color is #685E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76805E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76805E color

#76805E rgb(118, 128, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #76805E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 50.2% green and 36.9% blue (118, 128, 94).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#76805E color codes

HEX	`#76805E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 128, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 50.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.95, -10.01, 17.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.95, 19.96, 120.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.211, 20.098, 13.56)`
Decimal	`7766110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76805E, 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 #76805E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76805E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #76805E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76805e; }
.text { color: #76805e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76805e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 128 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76805e, #65805e); }

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Questions

What color is #76805E?: #76805E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76805E?: The RGB value is 118, 128, 94: 118 red, 128 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76805E?: The complementary color is #685E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76805E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.