What color is #76745C?

#76745C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76745C?

The RGB value is 118, 116, 92: 118 red, 116 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76745C?

The complementary color is #5C5E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76745C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76745C color

#76745C rgb(118, 116, 92)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #76745C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.5% green and 36.1% blue (118, 116, 92).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 22% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#76745C color codes

HEX	`#76745C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 116, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 22%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 22%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.4, -3.57, 13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.4, 14.04, 104.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.648, 17.115, 12.602)`
Decimal	`7763036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76745C, 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 #76745C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76745C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #76745C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76745c; }
.text { color: #76745c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76745c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 116 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76745c, #6b765c); }

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Questions

What color is #76745C?: #76745C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76745C?: The RGB value is 118, 116, 92: 118 red, 116 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76745C?: The complementary color is #5C5E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76745C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.