What color is #76543E?

#76543E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76543E?

The RGB value is 118, 84, 62: 118 red, 84 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76543E?

The complementary color is #3E6076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76543E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76543E color

#76543E rgb(118, 84, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #76543E is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 32.9% green and 24.3% blue (118, 84, 62).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 31% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 47% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Toffee (#755139), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#76543E color codes

HEX	`#76543E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 84, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 32.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 31%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 47%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 47%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.8, 11.19, 18.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.8, 21.56, 58.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.512, 10.541, 5.985)`
Decimal	`7754814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76543E, 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 #76543E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76543E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #76543E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76543e; }
.text { color: #76543e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76543e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 84 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76543e, #76703e); }

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Questions

What color is #76543E?: #76543E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76543E?: The RGB value is 118, 84, 62: 118 red, 84 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76543E?: The complementary color is #3E6076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76543E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.