What color is #76846D?

#76846D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76846D?

The RGB value is 118, 132, 109: 118 red, 132 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76846D?

The complementary color is #7B6D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76846D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76846D color

#76846D rgb(118, 132, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #76846D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 51.8% green and 42.7% blue (118, 132, 109).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#76846D color codes

HEX	`#76846D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 132, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 51.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.45, -9.67, 10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.45, 14.44, 132.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.482, 21.458, 17.633)`
Decimal	`7767149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76846D, 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 #76846D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76846D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #76846D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76846d; }
.text { color: #76846d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76846d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 132 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76846d, #6d846f); }

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Questions

What color is #76846D?: #76846D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76846D?: The RGB value is 118, 132, 109: 118 red, 132 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76846D?: The complementary color is #7B6D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76846D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.