What color is #768266?

#768266 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768266?

The RGB value is 118, 130, 102: 118 red, 130 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768266?

The complementary color is #726682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768266?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768266 color

#768266 rgb(118, 130, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #768266 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 51% green and 40% blue (118, 130, 102).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#768266 color codes

HEX	`#768266`
RGB	`rgb(118, 130, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 51%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.7, -9.79, 13.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.7, 16.86, 125.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.852, 20.776, 15.637)`
Decimal	`7766630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768266, 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 #768266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #768266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768266; }
.text { color: #768266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 130 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768266, #688266); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #768266?: #768266 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768266?: The RGB value is 118, 130, 102: 118 red, 130 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768266?: The complementary color is #726682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768266?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.