What color is #769975?

#769975 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769975?

The RGB value is 118, 153, 117: 118 red, 153 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769975?

The complementary color is #987599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769975?

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.

#769975 color

#769975 rgb(118, 153, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #769975 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 60% green and 45.9% blue (118, 153, 117).

Its hue angle is 118°, 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 Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#769975 color codes

HEX	`#769975`
RGB	`rgb(118, 153, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 60%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.81, -19.45, 15.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.81, 24.61, 142.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.072, 27.918, 21.052)`
Decimal	`7772533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769975, 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 #769975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769975 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 #769975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769975; }
.text { color: #769975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 153 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769975, #759986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #769975?: #769975 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769975?: The RGB value is 118, 153, 117: 118 red, 153 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769975?: The complementary color is #987599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769975?: 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.