What color is #76554E?

#76554E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76554E?

The RGB value is 118, 85, 78: 118 red, 85 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76554E?

The complementary color is #4E6F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76554E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76554E color

#76554E rgb(118, 85, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #76554E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 33.3% green and 30.6% blue (118, 85, 78).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 34% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Roasted (#785246), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#76554E color codes

HEX	`#76554E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 85, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 33.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 34%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 34%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.41, 12.66, 9.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.41, 15.81, 36.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.095, 10.899, 8.673)`
Decimal	`7755086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76554E, 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 #76554E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76554E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #76554E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76554e; }
.text { color: #76554e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76554e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 85 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76554e, #76694e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #76554E?: #76554E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76554E?: The RGB value is 118, 85, 78: 118 red, 85 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76554E?: The complementary color is #4E6F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76554E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.