What color is #76685E?

#76685E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76685E?

The RGB value is 118, 104, 94: 118 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76685E?

The complementary color is #5E6C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76685E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76685E color

#76685E rgb(118, 104, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76685E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 40.8% green and 36.9% blue (118, 104, 94).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#76685E color codes

HEX	`#76685E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 104, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 40.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.03, 3.76, 7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.03, 8.53, 63.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.442, 14.561, 12.637)`
Decimal	`7759966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76685E, 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 #76685E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76685E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #76685E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76685e; }
.text { color: #76685e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76685e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 104 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76685e, #76745e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #76685E?: #76685E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76685E?: The RGB value is 118, 104, 94: 118 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76685E?: The complementary color is #5E6C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76685E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.