What color is #767559?

#767559 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 #767559?

The RGB value is 118, 117, 89: 118 red, 117 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767559?

The complementary color is #595A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767559 color

#767559 rgb(118, 117, 89)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #767559 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.9% green and 34.9% blue (118, 117, 89).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 25% 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 4.71:1).

#767559 color codes

HEX	`#767559`
RGB	`rgb(118, 117, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 25%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.63, -4.61, 15.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.63, 16.3, 106.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.636, 17.296, 11.964)`
Decimal	`7763289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767559, 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 #767559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#767559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #767559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767559; }
.text { color: #767559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 117 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767559, #697659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #767559?: #767559 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 #767559?: The RGB value is 118, 117, 89: 118 red, 117 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767559?: The complementary color is #595A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.