What color is #76907E?

#76907E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76907E?

The RGB value is 118, 144, 126: 118 red, 144 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76907E?

The complementary color is #907688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76907E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76907E color

#76907E rgb(118, 144, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #76907E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 56.5% green and 49.4% blue (118, 144, 126).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#76907E color codes

HEX	`#76907E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 144, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 56.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.37, -12.98, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.37, 14.53, 153.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.209, 25.304, 23.501)`
Decimal	`7770238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76907E, 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 #76907E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76907E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #76907E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76907e; }
.text { color: #76907e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76907e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 144 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76907e, #76908b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #76907E?: #76907E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76907E?: The RGB value is 118, 144, 126: 118 red, 144 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76907E?: The complementary color is #907688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76907E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.