What color is #765F47?

#765F47 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 #765F47?

The RGB value is 118, 95, 71: 118 red, 95 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765F47?

The complementary color is #475E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765F47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765F47 color

#765F47 rgb(118, 95, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #765F47 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 37.3% green and 27.8% blue (118, 95, 71).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 25% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 40% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#765F47 color codes

HEX	`#765F47`
RGB	`rgb(118, 95, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 37.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 25%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 40%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 40%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.99, 5.68, 17.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.99, 18.17, 71.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.701, 12.492, 7.702)`
Decimal	`7757639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765F47, 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 #765F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765F47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #765F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765f47; }
.text { color: #765f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 95 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765f47, #767647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #765F47?: #765F47 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 #765F47?: The RGB value is 118, 95, 71: 118 red, 95 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765F47?: The complementary color is #475E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765F47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.