What color is #768A71?

#768A71 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 #768A71?

The RGB value is 118, 138, 113: 118 red, 138 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768A71?

The complementary color is #85718A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768A71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768A71 color

#768A71 rgb(118, 138, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #768A71 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 54.1% green and 44.3% blue (118, 138, 113).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#768A71 color codes

HEX	`#768A71`
RGB	`rgb(118, 138, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 54.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 18%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.3, -12.23, 11.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.3, 16.46, 137.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.54, 23.22, 19.072)`
Decimal	`7768689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768A71, 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 #768A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #768A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768a71; }
.text { color: #768a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 138 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768a71, #718a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #768A71?: #768A71 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 #768A71?: The RGB value is 118, 138, 113: 118 red, 138 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768A71?: The complementary color is #85718A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768A71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.