What color is #76973A?

#76973A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mossy Glossy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76973A?

The RGB value is 118, 151, 58: 118 red, 151 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76973A?

The complementary color is #5B3A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76973A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76973A color

#76973A rgb(118, 151, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #76973A is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 59.2% green and 22.7% blue (118, 151, 58).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 44% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mossy Glossy (#789B4A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#76973A color codes

HEX	`#76973A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 151, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 59.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 44%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 62%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 62%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.31, -26.42, 44.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.31, 51.45, 120.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.302, 26.29, 8.06)`
Decimal	`7771962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76973A, 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 #76973A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76973A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #76973A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76973a; }
.text { color: #76973a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76973a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 151 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76973a, #47973a); }

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Questions

What color is #76973A?: #76973A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mossy Glossy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76973A?: The RGB value is 118, 151, 58: 118 red, 151 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76973A?: The complementary color is #5B3A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76973A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.