What color is #769974?

#769974 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769974?

The RGB value is 118, 153, 116: 118 red, 153 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769974?

The complementary color is #977499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769974 color

#769974 rgb(118, 153, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #769974 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 60% green and 45.5% blue (118, 153, 116).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#769974 color codes

HEX	`#769974`
RGB	`rgb(118, 153, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 60%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.79, -19.63, 15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.79, 25.07, 141.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.014, 27.894, 20.744)`
Decimal	`7772532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769974, 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 #769974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #769974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769974; }
.text { color: #769974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 153 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769974, #749985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #769974?: #769974 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769974?: The RGB value is 118, 153, 116: 118 red, 153 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769974?: The complementary color is #977499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.