What color is #76745E?

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

What is the RGB value of #76745E?

The RGB value is 118, 116, 94: 118 red, 116 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76745E?

The complementary color is #5E6076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76745E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76745E color

#76745E rgb(118, 116, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76745E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.5% green and 36.9% blue (118, 116, 94).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#76745E color codes

HEX	`#76745E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 116, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.45, -3.24, 12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.45, 12.88, 104.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.737, 17.151, 13.069)`
Decimal	`7763038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76745E, 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 #76745E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76745E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #76745E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76745e; }
.text { color: #76745e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76745e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 116 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76745e, #6c765e); }

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Questions

What color is #76745E?: #76745E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76745E?: The RGB value is 118, 116, 94: 118 red, 116 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76745E?: The complementary color is #5E6076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76745E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.