What color is #76997B?

#76997B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76997B?

The RGB value is 118, 153, 123: 118 red, 153 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76997B?

The complementary color is #997694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76997B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76997B color

#76997B rgb(118, 153, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #76997B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 60% green and 48.2% blue (118, 153, 123).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#76997B color codes

HEX	`#76997B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 153, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 60%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, -18.34, 11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 21.85, 147.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.437, 28.063, 22.97)`
Decimal	`7772539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76997B, 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 #76997B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76997B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #76997B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76997b; }
.text { color: #76997b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76997b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 153 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76997b, #76998d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #76997B?: #76997B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76997B?: The RGB value is 118, 153, 123: 118 red, 153 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76997B?: The complementary color is #997694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76997B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.