What color is #768869?

#768869 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768869?

The RGB value is 118, 136, 105: 118 red, 136 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768869?

The complementary color is #7B6988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768869?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768869 color

#768869 rgb(118, 136, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #768869 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 53.3% green and 41.2% blue (118, 136, 105).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 47% 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 5.5:1).

#768869 color codes

HEX	`#768869`
RGB	`rgb(118, 136, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 53.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 23%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.53, -12.57, 14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.53, 19.21, 130.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.825, 22.48, 16.709)`
Decimal	`7768169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768869, 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 #768869	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768869 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #768869 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768869; }
.text { color: #768869; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768869; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 136 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768869, #69886b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #768869?: #768869 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768869?: The RGB value is 118, 136, 105: 118 red, 136 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768869?: The complementary color is #7B6988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768869?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.