What color is #767259?

#767259 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 #767259?

The RGB value is 118, 114, 89: 118 red, 114 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767259?

The complementary color is #595D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767259?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767259 color

#767259 rgb(118, 114, 89)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #767259 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 44.7% green and 34.9% blue (118, 114, 89).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 25% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#767259 color codes

HEX	`#767259`
RGB	`rgb(118, 114, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 44.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 25%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.76, -2.89, 14.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.76, 14.74, 101.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.292, 16.608, 11.849)`
Decimal	`7762521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767259, 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 #767259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#767259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #767259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767259; }
.text { color: #767259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 114 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767259, #6c7659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #767259?: #767259 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 #767259?: The RGB value is 118, 114, 89: 118 red, 114 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767259?: The complementary color is #595D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767259?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.