What color is #766563?

#766563 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 #766563?

The RGB value is 118, 101, 99: 118 red, 101 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766563?

The complementary color is #637476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766563?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766563 color

#766563 rgb(118, 101, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #766563 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 39.6% green and 38.8% blue (118, 101, 99).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 16% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#766563 color codes

HEX	`#766563`
RGB	`rgb(118, 101, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 39.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 16%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 16%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.32, 6.41, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.32, 7.37, 29.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.377, 14.06, 13.759)`
Decimal	`7759203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766563, 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 #766563	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766563 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #766563 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766563; }
.text { color: #766563; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766563; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 101 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766563, #766f63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #766563?: #766563 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 #766563?: The RGB value is 118, 101, 99: 118 red, 101 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766563?: The complementary color is #637476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766563?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.