What color is #769379?

#769379 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769379?

The RGB value is 118, 147, 121: 118 red, 147 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769379?

The complementary color is #937690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769379 color

#769379 rgb(118, 147, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #769379 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 57.6% green and 47.5% blue (118, 147, 121).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#769379 color codes

HEX	`#769379`
RGB	`rgb(118, 147, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 57.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.13, -15.56, 10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.13, 18.75, 146.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.355, 26.099, 21.998)`
Decimal	`7771001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769379, 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 #769379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #769379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769379; }
.text { color: #769379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 147 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769379, #769388); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #769379?: #769379 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769379?: The RGB value is 118, 147, 121: 118 red, 147 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769379?: The complementary color is #937690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.