What color is #768261?

#768261 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 #768261?

The RGB value is 118, 130, 97: 118 red, 130 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768261?

The complementary color is #6D6182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768261?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768261 color

#768261 rgb(118, 130, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #768261 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 51% green and 38% blue (118, 130, 97).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#768261 color codes

HEX	`#768261`
RGB	`rgb(118, 130, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 51%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.6, -10.63, 16.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.6, 19.58, 122.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.611, 20.68, 14.371)`
Decimal	`7766625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768261, 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 #768261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #768261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768261; }
.text { color: #768261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 130 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768261, #668261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #768261?: #768261 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 #768261?: The RGB value is 118, 130, 97: 118 red, 130 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768261?: The complementary color is #6D6182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768261?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.