What color is #76896D?

#76896D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76896D?

The RGB value is 118, 137, 109: 118 red, 137 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76896D?

The complementary color is #806D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76896D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76896D color

#76896D rgb(118, 137, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #76896D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 53.7% green and 42.7% blue (118, 137, 109).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 46% 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 5.57:1).

#76896D color codes

HEX	`#76896D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 137, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 53.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.91, -12.41, 12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.91, 17.81, 134.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.177, 22.847, 17.865)`
Decimal	`7768429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76896D, 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 #76896D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76896D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #76896D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76896d; }
.text { color: #76896d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76896d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 137 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76896d, #6d8972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #76896D?: #76896D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76896D?: The RGB value is 118, 137, 109: 118 red, 137 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76896D?: The complementary color is #806D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76896D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.