What color is #765847?

#765847 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 #765847?

The RGB value is 118, 88, 71: 118 red, 88 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765847?

The complementary color is #476576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765847?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765847 color

#765847 rgb(118, 88, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #765847 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 34.5% green and 27.8% blue (118, 88, 71).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 25% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 40% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#765847 color codes

HEX	`#765847`
RGB	`rgb(118, 88, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 34.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 25%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 40%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 40%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.06, 9.88, 14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.06, 17.68, 56.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.099, 11.287, 7.501)`
Decimal	`7755847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765847, 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 #765847	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765847 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #765847 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765847; }
.text { color: #765847; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765847; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 88 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765847, #767047); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #765847?: #765847 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 #765847?: The RGB value is 118, 88, 71: 118 red, 88 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765847?: The complementary color is #476576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765847?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.