What color is #765D4F?

#765D4F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765D4F?

The RGB value is 118, 93, 79: 118 red, 93 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765D4F?

The complementary color is #4F6876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765D4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765D4F color

#765D4F rgb(118, 93, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #765D4F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 36.5% green and 31% blue (118, 93, 79).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 33% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#765D4F color codes

HEX	`#765D4F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 93, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 36.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 33%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 33%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.6, 7.98, 11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.6, 14.34, 56.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.797, 12.245, 9.085)`
Decimal	`7757135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765D4F, 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 #765D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #765D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765d4f; }
.text { color: #765d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 93 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765d4f, #76714f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #765D4F?: #765D4F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765D4F?: The RGB value is 118, 93, 79: 118 red, 93 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765D4F?: The complementary color is #4F6876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765D4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.