What color is #76A171?

#76A171 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A171?

The RGB value is 118, 161, 113: 118 red, 161 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A171?

The complementary color is #9C71A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A171?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A171 color

#76A171 rgb(118, 161, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #76A171 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 63.1% green and 44.3% blue (118, 161, 113).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 20% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#76A171 color codes

HEX	`#76A171`
RGB	`rgb(118, 161, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 63.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 20%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 30%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 30%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, -24.23, 20.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 31.7, 139.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.196, 30.533, 20.291)`
Decimal	`7774577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A171, 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 #76A171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #76A171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a171; }
.text { color: #76a171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 161 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a171, #71a184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #76A171?: #76A171 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A171?: The RGB value is 118, 161, 113: 118 red, 161 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A171?: The complementary color is #9C71A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A171?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.