What color is #767451?

#767451 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 #767451?

The RGB value is 118, 116, 81: 118 red, 116 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767451?

The complementary color is #515376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767451?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767451 color

#767451 rgb(118, 116, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #767451 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.5% green and 31.8% blue (118, 116, 81).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 31% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#767451 color codes

HEX	`#767451`
RGB	`rgb(118, 116, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 31%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.18, -5.23, 19.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.18, 20.35, 104.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.202, 16.937, 10.251)`
Decimal	`7763025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767451, 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 #767451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#767451 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #767451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767451; }
.text { color: #767451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 116 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767451, #667651); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #767451?: #767451 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 #767451?: The RGB value is 118, 116, 81: 118 red, 116 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767451?: The complementary color is #515376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767451?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.