What color is #769C5D?

#769C5D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769C5D?

The RGB value is 118, 156, 93: 118 red, 156 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769C5D?

The complementary color is #835D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769C5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769C5D color

#769C5D rgb(118, 156, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #769C5D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 61.2% green and 36.5% blue (118, 156, 93).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#769C5D color codes

HEX	`#769C5D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 156, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 61.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 40%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 40%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.26, -24.86, 28.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.26, 38.09, 130.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.335, 28.418, 14.715)`
Decimal	`7773277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769C5D, 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 #769C5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769C5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #769C5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769c5d; }
.text { color: #769c5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769c5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 156 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769c5d, #5d9c64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #769C5D?: #769C5D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769C5D?: The RGB value is 118, 156, 93: 118 red, 156 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769C5D?: The complementary color is #835D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769C5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.