What color is #766F4C?

#766F4C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766F4C?

The RGB value is 118, 111, 76: 118 red, 111 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766F4C?

The complementary color is #4C5376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766F4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766F4C color

#766F4C rgb(118, 111, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #766F4C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 43.5% green and 29.8% blue (118, 111, 76).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 36% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#766F4C color codes

HEX	`#766F4C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 111, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 43.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 36%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 36%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.63, -3.06, 20.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.63, 20.73, 98.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.46, 15.743, 9.113)`
Decimal	`7761740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766F4C, 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 #766F4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766F4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #766F4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766f4c; }
.text { color: #766f4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766f4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 111 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766f4c, #68764c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #766F4C?: #766F4C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766F4C?: The RGB value is 118, 111, 76: 118 red, 111 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766F4C?: The complementary color is #4C5376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766F4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.