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#76805B Color

#76805B is rgb(118, 128, 91) in RGB, hsl(76, 17%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artichoke (#8F9779), visibly different at ΔE 10.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76805B
HEX#76805B
RGBrgb(118, 128, 91)
HSLhsl(76, 17%, 43%)
HSVhsv(76, 29%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.055 120.4)
LABlab(51.99% -8.87 18.86)
LCHlch(51.99% 20.84 115.18)

What #76805B 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 #76805B, 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.

#76805B Channel Values

How #76805B 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 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 17% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 29% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.19:1 vs white · 5.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76805B 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 text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #76805B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76805B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #76805B

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76805B.

How #76805B 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#76805B
Protanopia#7E7E5B
Protanomaly#7B7F5B
Deuteranopia#7D7D5B
Deuteranomaly#7A7E5B
Tritanopia#7A7C7C
Tritanomaly#797E70
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76805B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76805b: #76805B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76805B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76805b': '#76805B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.502, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_76805b">#76805B</color>
SVG fillfill="#76805B"

More Green Colors

#76805B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#76805B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76805B?

#76805B is a mid-tone green — rgb(118, 128, 91) in RGB and hsl(76, 17%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.18.

What is the RGB value of #76805B?

#76805B is rgb(118, 128, 91) — red 118, green 128, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76805B?

#76805B converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76805B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76805B scores 4.19:1 against white and 5.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76805B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76805B 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 16.76, which is visibly different.

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