What color is #769691?

#769691 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769691?

The RGB value is 118, 150, 145: 118 red, 150 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769691?

The complementary color is #96767B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769691?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769691 color

#769691 rgb(118, 150, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #769691 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 58.8% green and 56.9% blue (118, 150, 145).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#769691 color codes

HEX	`#769691`
RGB	`rgb(118, 150, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 58.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.62, -12.2, -1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.62, 12.25, 184.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.487, 27.708, 30.893)`
Decimal	`7771793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769691, 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 #769691	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769691 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #769691 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769691; }
.text { color: #769691; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769691; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 150 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769691, #768b96); }

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Questions

What color is #769691?: #769691 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769691?: The RGB value is 118, 150, 145: 118 red, 150 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769691?: The complementary color is #96767B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769691?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.