What color is #76704E?

#76704E 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 #76704E?

The RGB value is 118, 112, 78: 118 red, 112 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76704E?

The complementary color is #4E5476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76704E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76704E color

#76704E rgb(118, 112, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #76704E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 43.9% green and 30.6% blue (118, 112, 78).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 34% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#76704E color codes

HEX	`#76704E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 112, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 43.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 34%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 34%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.96, -3.36, 19.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.96, 20.07, 99.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.641, 15.99, 9.521)`
Decimal	`7761998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76704E, 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 #76704E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76704E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	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 #76704E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76704e; }
.text { color: #76704e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76704e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 112 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76704e, #68764e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #76704E?: #76704E 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 #76704E?: The RGB value is 118, 112, 78: 118 red, 112 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76704E?: The complementary color is #4E5476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76704E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.