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#768D64

Moss · medium cool green

About #768D64

#768D64 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 46% red, 55% green and 39% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 45% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Moss (ΔE 13.0); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #7B648D — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #768D64 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.76:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

Colour codes

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Red118
Green141
Blue100

Closest named colours

Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 13.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.5
Fern
#4F7942 · ΔE 14.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #768D64

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on moss #768D64.
3.64:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on moss #768D64.
5.76:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #768D64 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#768D64
Protanopia (no red cones)
#918761
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8D8566
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#778A82

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #768D64?

#768D64 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 46% red, 55% green and 39% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 45% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #768D64?

Use black text. Black on #768D64 has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #768D64?

Its complementary colour is #7B648D, and analogous partners are #8B8D64 and #648D66.