What color is #767550?

#767550 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767550?

The RGB value is 118, 117, 80: 118 red, 117 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767550?

The complementary color is #505176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767550?

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.

#767550 color

#767550 rgb(118, 117, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #767550 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.9% green and 31.4% blue (118, 117, 80).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 32% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Tree Hugger (#79774A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#767550 color codes

HEX	`#767550`
RGB	`rgb(118, 117, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 32%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 32%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.45, -5.94, 20.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.45, 21.45, 106.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.281, 17.154, 10.094)`
Decimal	`7763280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767550, 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 #767550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#767550 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 #767550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767550; }
.text { color: #767550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 117 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767550, #647650); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #767550?: #767550 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767550?: The RGB value is 118, 117, 80: 118 red, 117 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767550?: The complementary color is #505176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767550?: 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.