What color is #76735B?

#76735B 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 #76735B?

The RGB value is 118, 115, 91: 118 red, 115 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76735B?

The complementary color is #5B5E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76735B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76735B color

#76735B rgb(118, 115, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #76735B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.1% green and 35.7% blue (118, 115, 91).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#76735B color codes

HEX	`#76735B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 115, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 23%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 23%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.09, -3.15, 13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.09, 14.09, 102.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.49, 16.869, 12.335)`
Decimal	`7762779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76735B, 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 #76735B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76735B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #76735B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76735b; }
.text { color: #76735b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76735b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 115 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76735b, #6c765b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #76735B?: #76735B 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 #76735B?: The RGB value is 118, 115, 91: 118 red, 115 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76735B?: The complementary color is #5B5E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76735B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.