What color is #769189?

#769189 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 #769189?

The RGB value is 118, 145, 137: 118 red, 145 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769189?

The complementary color is #91767E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769189 color

#769189 rgb(118, 145, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #769189 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 56.9% green and 53.7% blue (118, 145, 137).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#769189 color codes

HEX	`#769189`
RGB	`rgb(118, 145, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 56.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 19%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 6%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.95, -11.24, 1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.95, 11.29, 174.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.111, 25.908, 27.498)`
Decimal	`7770505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769189, 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 #769189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #769189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769189; }
.text { color: #769189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 145 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769189, #768c91); }

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Questions

What color is #769189?: #769189 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 #769189?: The RGB value is 118, 145, 137: 118 red, 145 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769189?: The complementary color is #91767E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.