What color is #766142?

#766142 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766142?

The RGB value is 118, 97, 66: 118 red, 97 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766142?

The complementary color is #425776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766142?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766142 color

#766142 rgb(118, 97, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #766142 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 38% green and 25.9% blue (118, 97, 66).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 28% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 44% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#766142 color codes

HEX	`#766142`
RGB	`rgb(118, 97, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 38%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 28%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 44%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 44%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.45, 3.87, 20.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.45, 21.2, 79.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.73, 12.795, 6.952)`
Decimal	`7758146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766142, 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 #766142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766142 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #766142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766142; }
.text { color: #766142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 97 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766142, #717642); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #766142?: #766142 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766142?: The RGB value is 118, 97, 66: 118 red, 97 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766142?: The complementary color is #425776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766142?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.