What color is #766951?

#766951 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766951?

The RGB value is 118, 105, 81: 118 red, 105 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766951?

The complementary color is #515E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766951?

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.

#766951 color

#766951 rgb(118, 105, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #766951 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 41.2% green and 31.8% blue (118, 105, 81).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 31% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#766951 color codes

HEX	`#766951`
RGB	`rgb(118, 105, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 41.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 31%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.01, 1.13, 15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.01, 15.44, 85.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.008, 14.549, 9.853)`
Decimal	`7760209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766951, 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 #766951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766951 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 #766951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766951; }
.text { color: #766951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 105 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766951, #717651); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #766951?: #766951 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766951?: The RGB value is 118, 105, 81: 118 red, 105 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766951?: The complementary color is #515E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766951?: 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.