What color is #76624C?

#76624C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76624C?

The RGB value is 118, 98, 76: 118 red, 98 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76624C?

The complementary color is #4C6076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76624C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76624C color

#76624C rgb(118, 98, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #76624C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 38.4% green and 29.8% blue (118, 98, 76).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 36% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#76624C color codes

HEX	`#76624C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 98, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 38.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 36%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 36%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.93, 4.56, 15.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.93, 16.2, 73.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.144, 13.109, 8.674)`
Decimal	`7758412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76624C, 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 #76624C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76624C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #76624C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76624c; }
.text { color: #76624c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76624c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 98 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76624c, #75764c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #76624C?: #76624C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76624C?: The RGB value is 118, 98, 76: 118 red, 98 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76624C?: The complementary color is #4C6076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76624C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.