What color is #766D57?

#766D57 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766D57?

The RGB value is 118, 109, 87: 118 red, 109 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766D57?

The complementary color is #576076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766D57 color

#766D57 rgb(118, 109, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #766D57 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 42.7% green and 34.1% blue (118, 109, 87).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#766D57 color codes

HEX	`#766D57`
RGB	`rgb(118, 109, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 42.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.28, -0.31, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.28, 13.59, 91.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.66, 15.477, 11.23)`
Decimal	`7761239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766D57, 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 #766D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #766D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766d57; }
.text { color: #766d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 109 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766d57, #707657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #766D57?: #766D57 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766D57?: The RGB value is 118, 109, 87: 118 red, 109 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766D57?: The complementary color is #576076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.