What color is #768E75?

#768E75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768E75?

The RGB value is 118, 142, 117: 118 red, 142 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768E75?

The complementary color is #8D758E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768E75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768E75 color

#768E75 rgb(118, 142, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #768E75 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 55.7% green and 45.9% blue (118, 142, 117).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#768E75 color codes

HEX	`#768E75`
RGB	`rgb(118, 142, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 55.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, -13.65, 10.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 17.23, 142.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.354, 24.481, 20.479)`
Decimal	`7769717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768E75, 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 #768E75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768E75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #768E75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768e75; }
.text { color: #768e75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768e75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 142 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768e75, #758e80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #768E75?: #768E75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768E75?: The RGB value is 118, 142, 117: 118 red, 142 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768E75?: The complementary color is #8D758E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768E75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.