What color is #76A285?

#76A285 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A285?

The RGB value is 118, 162, 133: 118 red, 162 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A285?

The complementary color is #A27693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A285?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A285 color

#76A285 rgb(118, 162, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #76A285 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 63.5% green and 52.2% blue (118, 162, 133).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#76A285 color codes

HEX	`#76A285`
RGB	`rgb(118, 162, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 63.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 18%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.83, -21.04, 10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.83, 23.45, 153.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.624, 31.385, 26.946)`
Decimal	`7774853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A285, 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 #76A285	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A285 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #76A285 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a285; }
.text { color: #76a285; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a285; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 162 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a285, #76a29b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #76A285?: #76A285 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A285?: The RGB value is 118, 162, 133: 118 red, 162 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A285?: The complementary color is #A27693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A285?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.