What color is #766763?

#766763 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 #766763?

The RGB value is 118, 103, 99: 118 red, 103 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766763?

The complementary color is #637276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766763?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766763 color

#766763 rgb(118, 103, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #766763 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 40.4% green and 38.8% blue (118, 103, 99).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 16% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#766763 color codes

HEX	`#766763`
RGB	`rgb(118, 103, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 40.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 16%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.88, 5.22, 4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.88, 6.85, 40.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.574, 14.453, 13.824)`
Decimal	`7759715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766763, 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 #766763	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766763 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #766763 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766763; }
.text { color: #766763; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766763; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 103 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766763, #767163); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #766763?: #766763 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 #766763?: The RGB value is 118, 103, 99: 118 red, 103 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766763?: The complementary color is #637276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766763?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.