What color is #769B8E?

#769B8E 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 #769B8E?

The RGB value is 118, 155, 142: 118 red, 155 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769B8E?

The complementary color is #9B7683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769B8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769B8E color

#769B8E rgb(118, 155, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #769B8E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 60.8% green and 55.7% blue (118, 155, 142).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#769B8E color codes

HEX	`#769B8E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 155, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 60.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 24%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 8%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61, -15.54, 2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61, 15.76, 170.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.074, 29.246, 29.963)`
Decimal	`7773070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769B8E, 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 #769B8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769B8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #769B8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769b8e; }
.text { color: #769b8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769b8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 155 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769b8e, #76959b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #769B8E?: #769B8E 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 #769B8E?: The RGB value is 118, 155, 142: 118 red, 155 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769B8E?: The complementary color is #9B7683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769B8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.