Skip to content

#768042 Color

#768042 is rgb(118, 128, 66) in RGB, hsl(70, 32%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 48%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#768042
HEX#768042
RGBrgb(118, 128, 66)
HSLhsl(70, 32%, 38%)
HSVhsv(70, 48%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 48%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.086 116.7)
LABlab(51.65% -11.28 32.07)
LCHlch(51.65% 33.99 109.37)

What #768042 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #768042, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#768042 Channel Values

How #768042 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 118 · G 128 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 32% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 48% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.25:1 vs white · 4.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #768042 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #768042 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #768042

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #768042; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #768042

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #768042.

How #768042 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#768042
Protanopia#7E7E42
Protanomaly#7B7F42
Deuteranopia#7D7D43
Deuteranomaly#7A7E42
Tritanopia#7C7A7A
Tritanomaly#7A7D68
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #768042 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-768042: #768042;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #768042;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-768042': '#768042' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.502, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_768042">#768042</color>
SVG fillfill="#768042"

More Green Colors

#768042 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#768042 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #768042?

#768042 is a dark green — rgb(118, 128, 66) in RGB and hsl(70, 32%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.92.

What is the RGB value of #768042?

#768042 is rgb(118, 128, 66) — red 118, green 128, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #768042?

#768042 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 48%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #768042 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #768042 scores 4.25:1 against white and 4.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #768042 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #768042 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.75, which is visibly different.

Open #768042 in a Tool

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.