What color is #768D7C?

#768D7C 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 #768D7C?

The RGB value is 118, 141, 124: 118 red, 141 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768D7C?

The complementary color is #8D7687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768D7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768D7C color

#768D7C rgb(118, 141, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #768D7C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 55.3% green and 48.6% blue (118, 141, 124).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#768D7C color codes

HEX	`#768D7C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 141, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 55.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.44, -11.75, 6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.44, 13.36, 151.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.633, 24.356, 22.679)`
Decimal	`7769468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768D7C, 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 #768D7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768D7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #768D7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768d7c; }
.text { color: #768d7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768d7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 141 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768d7c, #768d88); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #768D7C?: #768D7C 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 #768D7C?: The RGB value is 118, 141, 124: 118 red, 141 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768D7C?: The complementary color is #8D7687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768D7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.