What color is #76704D?

#76704D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76704D?

The RGB value is 118, 112, 77: 118 red, 112 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76704D?

The complementary color is #4D5376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76704D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76704D color

#76704D rgb(118, 112, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #76704D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 43.9% green and 30.2% blue (118, 112, 77).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 35% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#76704D color codes

HEX	`#76704D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 112, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 43.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 35%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 35%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.94, -3.5, 20.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.94, 20.63, 99.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.605, 15.976, 9.334)`
Decimal	`7761997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76704D, 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 #76704D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76704D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #76704D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76704d; }
.text { color: #76704d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76704d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 112 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76704d, #67764d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #76704D?: #76704D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76704D?: The RGB value is 118, 112, 77: 118 red, 112 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76704D?: The complementary color is #4D5376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76704D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.