What color is #769471?

#769471 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 #769471?

The RGB value is 118, 148, 113: 118 red, 148 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769471?

The complementary color is #8F7194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769471?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769471 color

#769471 rgb(118, 148, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #769471 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 58% green and 44.3% blue (118, 148, 113).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#769471 color codes

HEX	`#769471`
RGB	`rgb(118, 148, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 58%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.25, -17.57, 15.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.25, 23.19, 139.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.041, 26.223, 19.573)`
Decimal	`7771249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769471, 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 #769471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #769471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769471; }
.text { color: #769471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 148 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769471, #71947e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #769471?: #769471 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 #769471?: The RGB value is 118, 148, 113: 118 red, 148 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769471?: The complementary color is #8F7194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769471?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.