What color is #767161?

#767161 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767161?

The RGB value is 118, 113, 97: 118 red, 113 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767161?

The complementary color is #616676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767161?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767161 color

#767161 rgb(118, 113, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767161 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 44.3% green and 38% blue (118, 113, 97).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#767161 color codes

HEX	`#767161`
RGB	`rgb(118, 113, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 44.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 18%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.66, -1.01, 9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.66, 9.64, 96.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.534, 16.525, 13.678)`
Decimal	`7762273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767161, 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 #767161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#767161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #767161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767161; }
.text { color: #767161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 113 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767161, #717661); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #767161?: #767161 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767161?: The RGB value is 118, 113, 97: 118 red, 113 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767161?: The complementary color is #616676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767161?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.