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#76860E Color

#76860E is rgb(118, 134, 14) in RGB, hsl(68, 81%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 90%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive (#808000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76860E
HEX#76860E
RGBrgb(118, 134, 14)
HSLhsl(68, 81%, 29%)
HSVhsv(68, 90%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 90%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.132 117.9)
LABlab(53.11% -16.74 53.79)
LCHlch(53.11% 56.34 107.28)

What #76860E 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 #76860E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive#808000ΔE 7.68Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 9.32Khaki Green#728639ΔE 15.71Citron#9FA91FΔE 16.15Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 16.5Sap Green#507D2AΔE 19.23

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

#76860E Channel Values

How #76860E 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 134 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 81% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 90% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 90% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.05:1 vs white · 5.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76860E 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 text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76860E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76860E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76860E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76860E
Complementary
#1E0E86
Analogous
#865A0E
Analogous
#3A860E
Triadic
#0E7686
Triadic
#860E76
Split comp.
#0E3A86
Split comp.
#5A0E86

Tints & Shades of #76860E

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

#9FB413
#C7E218
#D5EB42
#DEEF6B
#E8F499
#F3F9C8

Shades

#66730C
#59660B
#495309
#3D4507
#2D3305
#212504

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76860E.

How #76860E 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#76860E
Protanopia#83830F
Protanomaly#7E840E
Deuteranopia#818112
Deuteranomaly#7D8310
Tritanopia#7F7E7E
Tritanomaly#7B8164
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76860E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76860e: #76860E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76860E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76860e': '#76860E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.525, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_76860e">#76860E</color>
SVG fillfill="#76860E"

More Green Colors

#76860E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#76860E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76860E?

#76860E is a dark green — rgb(118, 134, 14) in RGB and hsl(68, 81%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive (#808000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.68.

What is the RGB value of #76860E?

#76860E is rgb(118, 134, 14) — red 118, green 134, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76860E?

#76860E converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 90%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76860E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76860E scores 4.05:1 against white and 5.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76860E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76860E 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 olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 7.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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