What color is #769970?

#769970 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769970?

The RGB value is 118, 153, 112: 118 red, 153 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769970?

The complementary color is #937099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769970?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769970 color

#769970 rgb(118, 153, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #769970 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 60% green and 43.9% blue (118, 153, 112).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#769970 color codes

HEX	`#769970`
RGB	`rgb(118, 153, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 60%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.71, -20.34, 17.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.71, 26.97, 138.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.786, 27.803, 19.545)`
Decimal	`7772528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769970, 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 #769970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #769970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769970; }
.text { color: #769970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 153 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769970, #70997f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #769970?: #769970 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769970?: The RGB value is 118, 153, 112: 118 red, 153 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769970?: The complementary color is #937099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769970?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.