What color is #76681C?

#76681C is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76681C?

The RGB value is 118, 104, 28: 118 red, 104 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76681C?

The complementary color is #1C2A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76681C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76681C color

#76681C rgb(118, 104, 28)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #76681C is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 40.8% green and 11% blue (118, 104, 28).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 62% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 76% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#76681C color codes

HEX	`#76681C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 104, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 40.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 62%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 76%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 76%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44, -3.45, 42.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44, 42.49, 94.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.632, 13.837, 3.104)`
Decimal	`7759900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76681C, 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 #76681C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76681C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #76681C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76681c; }
.text { color: #76681c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76681c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 104 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76681c, #57761c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #76681C?: #76681C is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76681C?: The RGB value is 118, 104, 28: 118 red, 104 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76681C?: The complementary color is #1C2A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76681C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.