What color is #769C61?

#769C61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769C61?

The RGB value is 118, 156, 97: 118 red, 156 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769C61?

The complementary color is #87619C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769C61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769C61 color

#769C61 rgb(118, 156, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #769C61 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 61.2% green and 38% blue (118, 156, 97).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#769C61 color codes

HEX	`#769C61`
RGB	`rgb(118, 156, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 61.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 38%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 38%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.33, -24.28, 26.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.33, 36.15, 132.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.517, 28.491, 15.673)`
Decimal	`7773281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769C61, 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 #769C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #769C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769c61; }
.text { color: #769c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 156 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769c61, #619c69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #769C61?: #769C61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769C61?: The RGB value is 118, 156, 97: 118 red, 156 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769C61?: The complementary color is #87619C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769C61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.