What color is #76908A?

#76908A 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 #76908A?

The RGB value is 118, 144, 138: 118 red, 144 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76908A?

The complementary color is #90767C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76908A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76908A color

#76908A rgb(118, 144, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76908A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 56.5% green and 54.1% blue (118, 144, 138).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#76908A color codes

HEX	`#76908A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 144, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 56.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.69, -10.48, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.69, 10.48, 179.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.031, 25.632, 27.827)`
Decimal	`7770250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76908A, 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 #76908A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76908A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #76908A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76908a; }
.text { color: #76908a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76908a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 144 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76908a, #768990); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #76908A?: #76908A 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 #76908A?: The RGB value is 118, 144, 138: 118 red, 144 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76908A?: The complementary color is #90767C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76908A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.