What color is #765947?

#765947 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 #765947?

The RGB value is 118, 89, 71: 118 red, 89 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765947?

The complementary color is #476476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765947?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765947 color

#765947 rgb(118, 89, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #765947 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 34.9% green and 27.8% blue (118, 89, 71).

Its hue angle is 23°, 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 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#765947 color codes

HEX	`#765947`
RGB	`rgb(118, 89, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 34.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 25%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 40%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 40%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.33, 9.28, 15.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.33, 17.67, 58.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.181, 11.452, 7.529)`
Decimal	`7756103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765947, 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 #765947	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765947 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #765947 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765947; }
.text { color: #765947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765947; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 89 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765947, #767147); }

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Questions

What color is #765947?: #765947 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 #765947?: The RGB value is 118, 89, 71: 118 red, 89 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765947?: The complementary color is #476476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765947?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.