What color is #76937F?

#76937F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76937F?

The RGB value is 118, 147, 127: 118 red, 147 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76937F?

The complementary color is #93768A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76937F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76937F color

#76937F rgb(118, 147, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #76937F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 57.6% green and 49.8% blue (118, 147, 127).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#76937F color codes

HEX	`#76937F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 147, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 57.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.27, -14.39, 7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.27, 16.12, 153.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.735, 26.251, 23.996)`
Decimal	`7771007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76937F, 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 #76937F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76937F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #76937F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76937f; }
.text { color: #76937f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76937f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 147 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76937f, #76938d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #76937F?: #76937F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76937F?: The RGB value is 118, 147, 127: 118 red, 147 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76937F?: The complementary color is #93768A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76937F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.