What color is #769170?

#769170 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769170?

The RGB value is 118, 145, 112: 118 red, 145 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769170?

The complementary color is #8B7091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769170?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769170 color

#769170 rgb(118, 145, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #769170 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 56.9% green and 43.9% blue (118, 145, 112).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#769170 color codes

HEX	`#769170`
RGB	`rgb(118, 145, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 56.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.34, -16.16, 14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.34, 21.68, 138.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.521, 25.272, 19.123)`
Decimal	`7770480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769170, 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 #769170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #769170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769170; }
.text { color: #769170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 145 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769170, #70917a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #769170?: #769170 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769170?: The RGB value is 118, 145, 112: 118 red, 145 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769170?: The complementary color is #8B7091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769170?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.