What color is #766B3C?

#766B3C 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 #766B3C?

The RGB value is 118, 107, 60: 118 red, 107 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766B3C?

The complementary color is #3C4776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766B3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766B3C color

#766B3C rgb(118, 107, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #766B3C is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 42% green and 23.5% blue (118, 107, 60).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 33% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 49% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#766B3C color codes

HEX	`#766B3C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 107, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 42%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 33%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.21, -2.68, 27.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.21, 27.92, 95.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.545, 14.694, 6.397)`
Decimal	`7760700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766B3C, 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 #766B3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766B3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #766B3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766b3c; }
.text { color: #766b3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766b3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 107 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766b3c, #64763c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #766B3C?: #766B3C 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 #766B3C?: The RGB value is 118, 107, 60: 118 red, 107 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766B3C?: The complementary color is #3C4776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766B3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.