What color is #767265?

#767265 is a gray, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767265?

The RGB value is 118, 114, 101: 118 red, 114 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767265?

The complementary color is #656976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767265?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767265 color

#767265 rgb(118, 114, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767265 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 44.7% green and 39.6% blue (118, 114, 101).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#767265 color codes

HEX	`#767265`
RGB	`rgb(118, 114, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 44.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 14%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.04, -0.9, 7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.04, 7.81, 96.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.837, 16.826, 14.723)`
Decimal	`7762533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767265, 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 #767265	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#767265 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #767265 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767265; }
.text { color: #767265; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767265; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 114 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767265, #727665); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #767265?: #767265 is a gray, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767265?: The RGB value is 118, 114, 101: 118 red, 114 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767265?: The complementary color is #656976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767265?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.