What color is #768F52?

#768F52 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #768F52?

The RGB value is 118, 143, 82: 118 red, 143 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #768F52?

The complementary color is #6B528F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #768F52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#768F52 color

#768F52 rgb(118, 143, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #768F52 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 56.1% green and 32.2% blue (118, 143, 82).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#768F52 color codes

HEX	`#768F52`
RGB	`rgb(118, 143, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 56.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 43%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 43%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.19, -19.77, 29.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.19, 35.55, 123.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.817, 24.105, 11.643)`
Decimal	`7769938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #768F52, 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 #768F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#768F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #768F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #768f52; }
.text { color: #768f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #768f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 143 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #768f52, #578f52); }

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Questions

What color is #768F52?: #768F52 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #768F52?: The RGB value is 118, 143, 82: 118 red, 143 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #768F52?: The complementary color is #6B528F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #768F52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.