What color is #768974?

#768974 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768974?

The RGB value is 118, 137, 116: 118 red, 137 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768974?

The complementary color is #877489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768974 color

#768974 rgb(118, 137, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #768974 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 53.7% green and 45.5% blue (118, 137, 116).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#768974 color codes

HEX	`#768974`
RGB	`rgb(118, 137, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 53.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.08, -11.12, 8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.08, 14.3, 141.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.569, 23.004, 19.929)`
Decimal	`7768436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768974, 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 #768974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #768974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768974; }
.text { color: #768974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 137 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768974, #74897d); }

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Questions

What color is #768974?: #768974 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768974?: The RGB value is 118, 137, 116: 118 red, 137 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768974?: The complementary color is #877489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.