What color is #766A37?

#766A37 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766A37?

The RGB value is 118, 106, 55: 118 red, 106 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766A37?

The complementary color is #374376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766A37?

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.

#766A37 color

#766A37 rgb(118, 106, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #766A37 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 41.6% green and 21.6% blue (118, 106, 55).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 36% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 53% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#766A37 color codes

HEX	`#766A37`
RGB	`rgb(118, 106, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 41.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 36%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 53%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 53%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.85, -2.61, 30.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.85, 30.22, 94.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.315, 14.436, 5.699)`
Decimal	`7760439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766A37, 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 #766A37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766A37 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 #766A37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766a37; }
.text { color: #766a37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766a37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 106 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766a37, #637637); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #766A37?: #766A37 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766A37?: The RGB value is 118, 106, 55: 118 red, 106 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766A37?: The complementary color is #374376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766A37?: 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.