What color is #769172?

#769172 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769172?

The RGB value is 118, 145, 114: 118 red, 145 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769172?

The complementary color is #8D7291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769172?

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.

#769172 color

#769172 rgb(118, 145, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #769172 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 56.9% green and 44.7% blue (118, 145, 114).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#769172 color codes

HEX	`#769172`
RGB	`rgb(118, 145, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 56.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.38, -15.8, 13.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.38, 20.7, 139.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.633, 25.317, 19.716)`
Decimal	`7770482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769172, 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 #769172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769172 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 #769172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769172; }
.text { color: #769172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 145 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769172, #72917d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #769172?: #769172 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769172?: The RGB value is 118, 145, 114: 118 red, 145 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769172?: The complementary color is #8D7291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769172?: 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.