What color is #765D4A?

#765D4A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765D4A?

The RGB value is 118, 93, 74: 118 red, 93 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765D4A?

The complementary color is #4A6376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765D4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765D4A color

#765D4A rgb(118, 93, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #765D4A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 36.5% green and 29% blue (118, 93, 74).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 37% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#765D4A color codes

HEX	`#765D4A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 93, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 36.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 37%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 37%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.49, 7.28, 14.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.49, 16.49, 63.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.622, 12.175, 8.162)`
Decimal	`7757130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765D4A, 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 #765D4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765D4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #765D4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765d4a; }
.text { color: #765d4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765d4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 93 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765d4a, #76734a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #765D4A?: #765D4A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765D4A?: The RGB value is 118, 93, 74: 118 red, 93 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765D4A?: The complementary color is #4A6376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765D4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.