What color is #769A95?

#769A95 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769A95?

The RGB value is 118, 154, 149: 118 red, 154 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769A95?

The complementary color is #9A767B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769A95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769A95 color

#769A95 rgb(118, 154, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #769A95 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 60.4% green and 58.4% blue (118, 154, 149).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#769A95 color codes

HEX	`#769A95`
RGB	`rgb(118, 154, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 60.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.9, -13.46, -1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.9, 13.54, 186.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.45, 29.132, 32.763)`
Decimal	`7772821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769A95, 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 #769A95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769A95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #769A95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769a95; }
.text { color: #769a95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769a95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 154 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769a95, #768d9a); }

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Questions

What color is #769A95?: #769A95 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769A95?: The RGB value is 118, 154, 149: 118 red, 154 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769A95?: The complementary color is #9A767B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769A95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.