What color is #76755C?

#76755C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76755C?

The RGB value is 118, 117, 92: 118 red, 117 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76755C?

The complementary color is #5C5D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76755C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76755C color

#76755C rgb(118, 117, 92)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #76755C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.9% green and 36.1% blue (118, 117, 92).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 22% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#76755C color codes

HEX	`#76755C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 117, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 22%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 22%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.69, -4.14, 13.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.69, 14.58, 106.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.764, 17.347, 12.641)`
Decimal	`7763292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76755C, 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 #76755C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76755C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #76755C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76755c; }
.text { color: #76755c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76755c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 117 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76755c, #6a765c); }

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Questions

What color is #76755C?: #76755C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76755C?: The RGB value is 118, 117, 92: 118 red, 117 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76755C?: The complementary color is #5C5D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76755C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.