What color is #76745A?

#76745A 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 #76745A?

The RGB value is 118, 116, 90: 118 red, 116 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76745A?

The complementary color is #5A5C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76745A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76745A color

#76745A rgb(118, 116, 90)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #76745A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.5% green and 35.3% blue (118, 116, 90).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#76745A color codes

HEX	`#76745A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 116, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.36, -3.89, 14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.36, 15.19, 104.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.562, 17.081, 12.148)`
Decimal	`7763034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76745A, 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 #76745A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76745A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #76745A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76745a; }
.text { color: #76745a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76745a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 116 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76745a, #6a765a); }

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Questions

What color is #76745A?: #76745A 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 #76745A?: The RGB value is 118, 116, 90: 118 red, 116 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76745A?: The complementary color is #5A5C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76745A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.