What color is #76655F?

#76655F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76655F?

The RGB value is 118, 101, 95: 118 red, 101 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76655F?

The complementary color is #5F7076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76655F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76655F color

#76655F rgb(118, 101, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76655F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 39.6% green and 37.3% blue (118, 101, 95).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#76655F color codes

HEX	`#76655F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 101, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 39.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 19%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.21, 5.71, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.21, 8.21, 45.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.19, 13.986, 12.776)`
Decimal	`7759199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76655F, 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 #76655F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76655F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #76655F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76655f; }
.text { color: #76655f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76655f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 101 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76655f, #76715f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #76655F?: #76655F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76655F?: The RGB value is 118, 101, 95: 118 red, 101 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76655F?: The complementary color is #5F7076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76655F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.