What color is #76695E?

#76695E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76695E?

The RGB value is 118, 105, 94: 118 red, 105 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76695E?

The complementary color is #5E6B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76695E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76695E color

#76695E rgb(118, 105, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76695E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 41.2% green and 36.9% blue (118, 105, 94).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#76695E color codes

HEX	`#76695E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 105, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 41.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.31, 3.17, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.31, 8.66, 68.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.543, 14.763, 12.671)`
Decimal	`7760222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76695E, 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 #76695E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76695E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #76695E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76695e; }
.text { color: #76695e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76695e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 105 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76695e, #76755e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #76695E?: #76695E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76695E?: The RGB value is 118, 105, 94: 118 red, 105 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76695E?: The complementary color is #5E6B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76695E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.