What color is #767147?

#767147 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767147?

The RGB value is 118, 113, 71: 118 red, 113 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767147?

The complementary color is #474C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767147?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767147 color

#767147 rgb(118, 113, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #767147 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 44.3% green and 27.8% blue (118, 113, 71).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 25% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 40% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#767147 color codes

HEX	`#767147`
RGB	`rgb(118, 113, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 44.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 25%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 40%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 40%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.13, -4.85, 24.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.13, 24.5, 101.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.514, 16.117, 8.306)`
Decimal	`7762247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767147, 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 #767147	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#767147 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #767147 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767147; }
.text { color: #767147; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767147; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 113 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767147, #647647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #767147?: #767147 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767147?: The RGB value is 118, 113, 71: 118 red, 113 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767147?: The complementary color is #474C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767147?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.