What color is #769D74?

#769D74 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769D74?

The RGB value is 118, 157, 116: 118 red, 157 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769D74?

The complementary color is #9B749D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769D74?

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.

#769D74 color

#769D74 rgb(118, 157, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #769D74 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 61.6% green and 45.5% blue (118, 157, 116).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#769D74 color codes

HEX	`#769D74`
RGB	`rgb(118, 157, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 61.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 26%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.98, -21.69, 17.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.98, 27.7, 141.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.68, 29.226, 20.966)`
Decimal	`7773556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769D74, 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 #769D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769D74 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 #769D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769d74; }
.text { color: #769d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 157 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769d74, #749d87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #769D74?: #769D74 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769D74?: The RGB value is 118, 157, 116: 118 red, 157 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769D74?: The complementary color is #9B749D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769D74?: 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.