What color is #768E6A?

#768E6A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768E6A?

The RGB value is 118, 142, 106: 118 red, 142 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768E6A?

The complementary color is #826A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768E6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768E6A color

#768E6A rgb(118, 142, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #768E6A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 55.7% green and 41.6% blue (118, 142, 106).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#768E6A color codes

HEX	`#768E6A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 142, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 55.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 25%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.33, -15.62, 16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.33, 22.67, 133.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.745, 24.238, 17.271)`
Decimal	`7769706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768E6A, 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 #768E6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768E6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #768E6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768e6a; }
.text { color: #768e6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768e6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 142 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768e6a, #6a8e70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #768E6A?: #768E6A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768E6A?: The RGB value is 118, 142, 106: 118 red, 142 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768E6A?: The complementary color is #826A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768E6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.