What color is #76A685?

#76A685 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 #76A685?

The RGB value is 118, 166, 133: 118 red, 166 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A685?

The complementary color is #A67697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A685 color

#76A685 rgb(118, 166, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #76A685 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 65.1% green and 52.2% blue (118, 166, 133).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#76A685 color codes

HEX	`#76A685`
RGB	`rgb(118, 166, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 65.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 29%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 20%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.01, -23.08, 12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.01, 26.02, 152.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.34, 32.816, 27.185)`
Decimal	`7775877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A685, 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 #76A685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #76A685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a685; }
.text { color: #76a685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 166 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a685, #76a69d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #76A685?: #76A685 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 #76A685?: The RGB value is 118, 166, 133: 118 red, 166 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A685?: The complementary color is #A67697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.