What color is #765740?

#765740 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 #765740?

The RGB value is 118, 87, 64: 118 red, 87 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765740?

The complementary color is #405F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765740?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765740 color

#765740 rgb(118, 87, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #765740 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 34.1% green and 25.1% blue (118, 87, 64).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 46% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Toffee (#755139), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#765740 color codes

HEX	`#765740`
RGB	`rgb(118, 87, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 34.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 46%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 46%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.65, 9.62, 18.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.65, 20.71, 62.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.805, 11.039, 6.358)`
Decimal	`7755584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765740, 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 #765740	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765740 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #765740 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765740; }
.text { color: #765740; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765740; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 87 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765740, #767240); }

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Questions

What color is #765740?: #765740 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 #765740?: The RGB value is 118, 87, 64: 118 red, 87 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765740?: The complementary color is #405F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765740?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.