What color is #76946C?

#76946C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76946C?

The RGB value is 118, 148, 108: 118 red, 148 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76946C?

The complementary color is #8A6C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76946C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76946C color

#76946C rgb(118, 148, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #76946C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 58% green and 42.4% blue (118, 148, 108).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#76946C color codes

HEX	`#76946C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 148, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 58%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 27%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.14, -18.44, 17.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.14, 25.63, 136)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.767, 26.114, 18.131)`
Decimal	`7771244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76946C, 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 #76946C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76946C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #76946C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76946c; }
.text { color: #76946c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76946c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 148 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76946c, #6c9476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #76946C?: #76946C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76946C?: The RGB value is 118, 148, 108: 118 red, 148 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76946C?: The complementary color is #8A6C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76946C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.