What color is #766B69?

#766B69 is a gray known as Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Acoustic Brown?

The RGB value is 118, 107, 105: 118 red, 107 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Acoustic Brown?

The complementary color is #697476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766B69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Acoustic Brown color: hex code #766B69

#766B69 rgb(118, 107, 105)

Shades of gray

Acoustic Brown has the hex code #766B69. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 42% green and 41.2% blue (118, 107, 105).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 54% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

Acoustic Brown (#766B69) color codes

HEX	`#766B69`
RGB	`rgb(118, 107, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 42%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 11%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 11%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.16, 3.93, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.16, 4.76, 34.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.278, 15.387, 15.527)`
Decimal	`7760745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Acoustic Brown, 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 #766B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	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 #766B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766b69; }
.text { color: #766b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 107 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766b69, #767269); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #766B69 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #766B69?: #766B69 is a gray known as Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Acoustic Brown?: The RGB value is 118, 107, 105: 118 red, 107 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Acoustic Brown?: The complementary color is #697476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766B69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.