What color is #76844B?

#76844B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76844B?

The RGB value is 118, 132, 75: 118 red, 132 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76844B?

The complementary color is #594B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76844B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76844B color

#76844B rgb(118, 132, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #76844B is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 51.8% green and 29.4% blue (118, 132, 75).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 28% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#76844B color codes

HEX	`#76844B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 132, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 51.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 28%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 43%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 43%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.8, -14.87, 29.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.8, 32.62, 117.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.993, 20.862, 9.787)`
Decimal	`7767115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76844B, 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 #76844B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76844B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #76844B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76844b; }
.text { color: #76844b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76844b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 132 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76844b, #59844b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #76844B?: #76844B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76844B?: The RGB value is 118, 132, 75: 118 red, 132 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76844B?: The complementary color is #594B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76844B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.