What color is #768B73?

#768B73 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 #768B73?

The RGB value is 118, 139, 115: 118 red, 139 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768B73?

The complementary color is #88738B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768B73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768B73 color

#768B73 rgb(118, 139, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #768B73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 54.5% green and 45.1% blue (118, 139, 115).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 45% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#768B73 color codes

HEX	`#768B73`
RGB	`rgb(118, 139, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 54.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.64, -12.4, 10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.64, 16.16, 140.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.798, 23.554, 19.72)`
Decimal	`7768947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768B73, 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 #768B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #768B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768b73; }
.text { color: #768b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 139 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768b73, #738b7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #768B73?: #768B73 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 #768B73?: The RGB value is 118, 139, 115: 118 red, 139 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768B73?: The complementary color is #88738B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768B73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.