What color is #768E83?

#768E83 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768E83?

The RGB value is 118, 142, 131: 118 red, 142 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768E83?

The complementary color is #8E7681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768E83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768E83 color

#768E83 rgb(118, 142, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #768E83 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 55.7% green and 51.4% blue (118, 142, 131).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#768E83 color codes

HEX	`#768E83`
RGB	`rgb(118, 142, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 55.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.91, -10.87, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.91, 11.28, 164.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.24, 24.836, 25.143)`
Decimal	`7769731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768E83, 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 #768E83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768E83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #768E83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768e83; }
.text { color: #768e83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768e83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 142 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768e83, #768d8e); }

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Questions

What color is #768E83?: #768E83 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768E83?: The RGB value is 118, 142, 131: 118 red, 142 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768E83?: The complementary color is #8E7681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768E83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.