What color is #76977A?

#76977A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76977A?

The RGB value is 118, 151, 122: 118 red, 151 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76977A?

The complementary color is #977693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76977A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76977A color

#76977A rgb(118, 151, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #76977A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 59.2% green and 47.8% blue (118, 151, 122).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#76977A color codes

HEX	`#76977A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 151, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 59.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.33, -17.48, 11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.33, 20.97, 146.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.05, 27.389, 22.533)`
Decimal	`7772026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76977A, 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 #76977A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76977A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #76977A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76977a; }
.text { color: #76977a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76977a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 151 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76977a, #76978b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #76977A?: #76977A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76977A?: The RGB value is 118, 151, 122: 118 red, 151 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76977A?: The complementary color is #977693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76977A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.