What color is #766C60?

#766C60 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766C60?

The RGB value is 118, 108, 96: 118 red, 108 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766C60?

The complementary color is #606A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766C60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766C60 color

#766C60 rgb(118, 108, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #766C60 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 42.4% green and 37.6% blue (118, 108, 96).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#766C60 color codes

HEX	`#766C60`
RGB	`rgb(118, 108, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 42.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 19%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.21, 1.74, 8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.21, 8.32, 77.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.945, 15.422, 13.253)`
Decimal	`7760992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766C60, 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 #766C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #766C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766c60; }
.text { color: #766c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 108 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766c60, #757660); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #766C60?: #766C60 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766C60?: The RGB value is 118, 108, 96: 118 red, 108 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766C60?: The complementary color is #606A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766C60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.