What color is #76A755?

#76A755 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A755?

The RGB value is 118, 167, 85: 118 red, 167 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A755?

The complementary color is #8655A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A755?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A755 color

#76A755 rgb(118, 167, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #76A755 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 65.5% green and 33.3% blue (118, 167, 85).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 33% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Asparagus (#77AB56), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#76A755 color codes

HEX	`#76A755`
RGB	`rgb(118, 167, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 65.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 33%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 49%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 49%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.46, -31.25, 37.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.46, 48.47, 130.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.929, 32.144, 13.589)`
Decimal	`7776085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A755, 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 #76A755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #76A755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a755; }
.text { color: #76a755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 167 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a755, #55a75d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #76A755?: #76A755 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A755?: The RGB value is 118, 167, 85: 118 red, 167 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A755?: The complementary color is #8655A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A755?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.