What color is #767353?

#767353 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 #767353?

The RGB value is 118, 115, 83: 118 red, 115 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767353?

The complementary color is #535676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767353 color

#767353 rgb(118, 115, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #767353 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.1% green and 32.5% blue (118, 115, 83).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 30% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#767353 color codes

HEX	`#767353`
RGB	`rgb(118, 115, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 30%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.93, -4.37, 18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.93, 18.69, 103.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.163, 16.738, 10.614)`
Decimal	`7762771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767353, 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 #767353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#767353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #767353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767353; }
.text { color: #767353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 115 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767353, #687653); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #767353?: #767353 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 #767353?: The RGB value is 118, 115, 83: 118 red, 115 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767353?: The complementary color is #535676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.