What color is #76AA73?

#76AA73 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 #76AA73?

The RGB value is 118, 170, 115: 118 red, 170 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76AA73?

The complementary color is #A773AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76AA73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76AA73 color

#76AA73 rgb(118, 170, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #76AA73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 66.7% green and 45.1% blue (118, 170, 115).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#76AA73 color codes

HEX	`#76AA73`
RGB	`rgb(118, 170, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 66.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.83, -28.32, 23.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.83, 36.5, 140.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.939, 33.838, 21.434)`
Decimal	`7776883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76AA73, 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 #76AA73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76AA73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #76AA73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76aa73; }
.text { color: #76aa73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76aa73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 170 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76aa73, #73aa8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #76AA73?: #76AA73 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 #76AA73?: The RGB value is 118, 170, 115: 118 red, 170 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76AA73?: The complementary color is #A773AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76AA73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.