What color is #767557?

#767557 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 #767557?

The RGB value is 118, 117, 87: 118 red, 117 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767557?

The complementary color is #575876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767557 color

#767557 rgb(118, 117, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #767557 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.9% green and 34.1% blue (118, 117, 87).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#767557 color codes

HEX	`#767557`
RGB	`rgb(118, 117, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.59, -4.92, 16.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.59, 17.45, 106.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.553, 17.262, 11.528)`
Decimal	`7763287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767557, 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 #767557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#767557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #767557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767557; }
.text { color: #767557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 117 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767557, #687657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #767557?: #767557 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 #767557?: The RGB value is 118, 117, 87: 118 red, 117 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767557?: The complementary color is #575876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.