What color is #769478?

#769478 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769478?

The RGB value is 118, 148, 120: 118 red, 148 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769478?

The complementary color is #947692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769478 color

#769478 rgb(118, 148, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #769478 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 58% green and 47.1% blue (118, 148, 120).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#769478 color codes

HEX	`#769478`
RGB	`rgb(118, 148, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 58%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.4, -16.28, 11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.4, 19.88, 144.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.45, 26.387, 21.729)`
Decimal	`7771256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769478, 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 #769478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #769478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769478; }
.text { color: #769478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 148 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769478, #769487); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #769478?: #769478 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769478?: The RGB value is 118, 148, 120: 118 red, 148 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769478?: The complementary color is #947692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.