What color is #76B14D?

#76B14D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76B14D?

The RGB value is 118, 177, 77: 118 red, 177 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76B14D?

The complementary color is #884DB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76B14D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76B14D color

#76B14D rgb(118, 177, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #76B14D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 69.4% green and 30.2% blue (118, 177, 77).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 39% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#76B14D color codes

HEX	`#76B14D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 177, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 69.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 39%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 56%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 56%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, -36.78, 44.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 57.72, 129.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.532, 35.831, 12.643)`
Decimal	`7778637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76B14D, 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 #76B14D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76B14D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #76B14D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76b14d; }
.text { color: #76b14d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76b14d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 177 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76b14d, #4db156); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #76B14D?: #76B14D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76B14D?: The RGB value is 118, 177, 77: 118 red, 177 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76B14D?: The complementary color is #884DB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76B14D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.