What color is #766560?

#766560 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766560?

The RGB value is 118, 101, 96: 118 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766560?

The complementary color is #607176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766560?

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.

#766560 color

#766560 rgb(118, 101, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #766560 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 39.6% green and 37.6% blue (118, 101, 96).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 10% 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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#766560 color codes

HEX	`#766560`
RGB	`rgb(118, 101, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 39.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 19%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.24, 5.89, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.24, 7.94, 42.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.236, 14.004, 13.017)`
Decimal	`7759200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766560, 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 #766560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766560 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 #766560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766560; }
.text { color: #766560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 101 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766560, #767060); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #766560?: #766560 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766560?: The RGB value is 118, 101, 96: 118 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766560?: The complementary color is #607176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766560?: 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.