What color is #766E41?

#766E41 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 #766E41?

The RGB value is 118, 110, 65: 118 red, 110 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766E41?

The complementary color is #414976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766E41 color

#766E41 rgb(118, 110, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #766E41 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 43.1% green and 25.5% blue (118, 110, 65).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 29% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 45% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#766E41 color codes

HEX	`#766E41`
RGB	`rgb(118, 110, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 43.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 29%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 45%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 45%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.16, -3.85, 26.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.16, 26.45, 98.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.002, 15.386, 7.232)`
Decimal	`7761473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766E41, 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 #766E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #766E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766e41; }
.text { color: #766e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 110 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766e41, #647641); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #766E41?: #766E41 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 #766E41?: The RGB value is 118, 110, 65: 118 red, 110 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766E41?: The complementary color is #414976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.