What color is #766D69?

#766D69 is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766D69?

The RGB value is 118, 109, 105: 118 red, 109 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766D69?

The complementary color is #697276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766D69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766D69 color

#766D69 rgb(118, 109, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #766D69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 42.7% green and 41.2% blue (118, 109, 105).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Anchovy (#756F6B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#766D69 color codes

HEX	`#766D69`
RGB	`rgb(118, 109, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 42.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 11%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.72, 2.75, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.72, 4.45, 51.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.489, 15.809, 15.597)`
Decimal	`7761257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766D69, 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 #766D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #766D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766d69; }
.text { color: #766d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 109 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766d69, #767469); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #766D69?: #766D69 is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766D69?: The RGB value is 118, 109, 105: 118 red, 109 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766D69?: The complementary color is #697276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766D69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.