What color is #766D30?

#766D30 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766D30?

The RGB value is 118, 109, 48: 118 red, 109 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766D30?

The complementary color is #303976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766D30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766D30 color

#766D30 rgb(118, 109, 48)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #766D30 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 42.7% green and 18.8% blue (118, 109, 48).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 42% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 59% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#766D30 color codes

HEX	`#766D30`
RGB	`rgb(118, 109, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 42.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 42%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 59%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 59%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.64, -4.97, 34.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.64, 35.09, 98.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.474, 15.003, 4.982)`
Decimal	`7761200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766D30, 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 #766D30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766D30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #766D30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766d30; }
.text { color: #766d30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766d30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 109 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766d30, #5c7630); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #766D30?: #766D30 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766D30?: The RGB value is 118, 109, 48: 118 red, 109 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766D30?: The complementary color is #303976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766D30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.