What color is #765648?

#765648 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765648?

The RGB value is 118, 86, 72: 118 red, 86 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765648?

The complementary color is #486876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765648?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765648 color

#765648 rgb(118, 86, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #765648 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 33.7% green and 28.2% blue (118, 86, 72).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 39% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#765648 color codes

HEX	`#765648`
RGB	`rgb(118, 86, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 33.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 39%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 39%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.54, 11.22, 13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.54, 17.44, 49.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.969, 10.976, 7.618)`
Decimal	`7755336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765648, 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 #765648	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765648 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #765648 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765648; }
.text { color: #765648; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765648; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 86 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765648, #766d48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #765648?: #765648 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765648?: The RGB value is 118, 86, 72: 118 red, 86 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765648?: The complementary color is #486876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765648?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.