What color is #769D73?

#769D73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769D73?

The RGB value is 118, 157, 115: 118 red, 157 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769D73?

The complementary color is #9A739D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769D73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769D73 color

#769D73 rgb(118, 157, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #769D73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 61.6% green and 45.1% blue (118, 157, 115).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#769D73 color codes

HEX	`#769D73`
RGB	`rgb(118, 157, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 61.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 27%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.96, -21.86, 17.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.96, 28.17, 140.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.622, 29.203, 20.661)`
Decimal	`7773555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769D73, 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 #769D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #769D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769d73; }
.text { color: #769d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 157 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769d73, #739d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #769D73?: #769D73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769D73?: The RGB value is 118, 157, 115: 118 red, 157 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769D73?: The complementary color is #9A739D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769D73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.