What color is #769F87?

#769F87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769F87?

The RGB value is 118, 159, 135: 118 red, 159 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769F87?

The complementary color is #9F768E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769F87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769F87 color

#769F87 rgb(118, 159, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #769F87 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 62.4% green and 52.9% blue (118, 159, 135).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#769F87 color codes

HEX	`#769F87`
RGB	`rgb(118, 159, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 62.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.99, -19.1, 8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.99, 20.72, 157.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.241, 30.396, 27.507)`
Decimal	`7774087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769F87, 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 #769F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#769F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	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 #769F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769f87; }
.text { color: #769f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 159 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769f87, #769f9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #769F87?: #769F87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769F87?: The RGB value is 118, 159, 135: 118 red, 159 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769F87?: The complementary color is #9F768E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769F87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.