What color is #769787?

#769787 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769787?

The RGB value is 118, 151, 135: 118 red, 151 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769787?

The complementary color is #977686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769787 color

#769787 rgb(118, 151, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #769787 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 59.2% green and 52.9% blue (118, 151, 135).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#769787 color codes

HEX	`#769787`
RGB	`rgb(118, 151, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 59.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.65, -14.89, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.65, 15.61, 162.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.91, 27.733, 27.063)`
Decimal	`7772039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769787, 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 #769787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #769787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769787; }
.text { color: #769787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 151 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769787, #769797); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #769787?: #769787 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769787?: The RGB value is 118, 151, 135: 118 red, 151 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769787?: The complementary color is #977686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.