What color is #768369?

#768369 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 #768369?

The RGB value is 118, 131, 105: 118 red, 131 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768369?

The complementary color is #766983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768369?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768369 color

#768369 rgb(118, 131, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #768369 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 51.4% green and 41.2% blue (118, 131, 105).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#768369 color codes

HEX	`#768369`
RGB	`rgb(118, 131, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 51.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 20%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.06, -9.83, 12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.06, 15.89, 128.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.137, 21.104, 16.48)`
Decimal	`7766889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768369, 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 #768369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #768369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768369; }
.text { color: #768369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 131 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768369, #698369); }

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Questions

What color is #768369?: #768369 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 #768369?: The RGB value is 118, 131, 105: 118 red, 131 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768369?: The complementary color is #766983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768369?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.