What color is #766464?

#766464 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766464?

The RGB value is 118, 100, 100: 118 red, 100 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766464?

The complementary color is #647676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766464?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766464 color

#766464 rgb(118, 100, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #766464 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 39.2% green and 39.2% blue (118, 100, 100).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#766464 color codes

HEX	`#766464`
RGB	`rgb(118, 100, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 39.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 15%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.07, 7.19, 2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.07, 7.67, 20.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.329, 13.886, 13.98)`
Decimal	`7758948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766464, 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 #766464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #766464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766464; }
.text { color: #766464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 100 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766464, #766d64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #766464?: #766464 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766464?: The RGB value is 118, 100, 100: 118 red, 100 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766464?: The complementary color is #647676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766464?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.