What color is #76675E?

#76675E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76675E?

The RGB value is 118, 103, 94: 118 red, 103 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76675E?

The complementary color is #5E6D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76675E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76675E color

#76675E rgb(118, 103, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76675E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 40.4% green and 36.9% blue (118, 103, 94).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#76675E color codes

HEX	`#76675E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 103, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 40.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.75, 4.36, 7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.75, 8.47, 59.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.342, 14.361, 12.604)`
Decimal	`7759710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76675E, 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 #76675E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76675E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #76675E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76675e; }
.text { color: #76675e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76675e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 103 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76675e, #76735e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #76675E?: #76675E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76675E?: The RGB value is 118, 103, 94: 118 red, 103 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76675E?: The complementary color is #5E6D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76675E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.