What color is #76A584?

#76A584 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A584?

The RGB value is 118, 165, 132: 118 red, 165 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A584?

The complementary color is #A57697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A584?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A584 color

#76A584 rgb(118, 165, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #76A584 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 64.7% green and 51.8% blue (118, 165, 132).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#76A584 color codes

HEX	`#76A584`
RGB	`rgb(118, 165, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 64.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 20%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.69, -22.77, 12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.69, 25.79, 151.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.09, 32.427, 26.762)`
Decimal	`7775620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A584, 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 #76A584	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A584 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #76A584 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a584; }
.text { color: #76a584; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a584; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 165 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a584, #76a59c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #76A584?: #76A584 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A584?: The RGB value is 118, 165, 132: 118 red, 165 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A584?: The complementary color is #A57697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A584?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.