What color is #765C34?

#765C34 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765C34?

The RGB value is 118, 92, 52: 118 red, 92 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765C34?

The complementary color is #344E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765C34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765C34 color

#765C34 rgb(118, 92, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #765C34 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 36.1% green and 20.4% blue (118, 92, 52).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 39% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 56% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Gold (#7D623C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#765C34 color codes

HEX	`#765C34`
RGB	`rgb(118, 92, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 36.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 39%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 56%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 56%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.82, 5.34, 26.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.82, 27.41, 78.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.919, 11.755, 4.889)`
Decimal	`7756852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765C34, 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 #765C34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765C34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #765C34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765c34; }
.text { color: #765c34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765c34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 92 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765c34, #6f7634); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #765C34?: #765C34 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765C34?: The RGB value is 118, 92, 52: 118 red, 92 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765C34?: The complementary color is #344E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765C34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.