What color is #768B85?

#768B85 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768B85?

The RGB value is 118, 139, 133: 118 red, 139 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768B85?

The complementary color is #8B767C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768B85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768B85 color

#768B85 rgb(118, 139, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768B85 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 54.5% green and 52.2% blue (118, 139, 133).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#768B85 color codes

HEX	`#768B85`
RGB	`rgb(118, 139, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 54.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.1, -8.8, 0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.1, 8.83, 175.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.936, 24.01, 25.717)`
Decimal	`7768965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768B85, 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 #768B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #768B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768b85; }
.text { color: #768b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 139 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768b85, #76868b); }

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Questions

What color is #768B85?: #768B85 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768B85?: The RGB value is 118, 139, 133: 118 red, 139 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768B85?: The complementary color is #8B767C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768B85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.