What color is #76998C?

#76998C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76998C?

The RGB value is 118, 153, 140: 118 red, 153 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76998C?

The complementary color is #997683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76998C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76998C color

#76998C rgb(118, 153, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #76998C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 60% green and 54.9% blue (118, 153, 140).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#76998C color codes

HEX	`#76998C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 153, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 60%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.36, -14.9, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.36, 15.18, 169.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.595, 28.527, 29.069)`
Decimal	`7772556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76998C, 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 #76998C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76998C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #76998C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76998c; }
.text { color: #76998c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76998c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 153 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76998c, #769499); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #76998C?: #76998C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76998C?: The RGB value is 118, 153, 140: 118 red, 153 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76998C?: The complementary color is #997683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76998C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.