What color is #76856F?

#76856F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76856F?

The RGB value is 118, 133, 111: 118 red, 133 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76856F?

The complementary color is #7E6F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76856F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76856F color

#76856F rgb(118, 133, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #76856F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 52.2% green and 43.5% blue (118, 133, 111).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 9% saturation and 48% 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 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#76856F color codes

HEX	`#76856F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 133, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 52.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.79, -9.85, 10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.79, 14.07, 134.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.727, 21.774, 18.252)`
Decimal	`7767407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76856F, 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 #76856F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76856F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #76856F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76856f; }
.text { color: #76856f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76856f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 133 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76856f, #6f8573); }

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Questions

What color is #76856F?: #76856F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76856F?: The RGB value is 118, 133, 111: 118 red, 133 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76856F?: The complementary color is #7E6F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76856F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.