What color is #76764E?

#76764E 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 #76764E?

The RGB value is 118, 118, 78: 118 red, 118 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76764E?

The complementary color is #4E4E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76764E?

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.

#76764E color

#76764E rgb(118, 118, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #76764E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 46.3% green and 30.6% blue (118, 118, 78).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Tree Hugger (#79774A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#76764E color codes

HEX	`#76764E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 118, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 46.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 34%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 34%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.71, -6.78, 22.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.71, 23.11, 107.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.325, 17.359, 9.75)`
Decimal	`7763534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76764E, 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 #76764E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76764E 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 #76764E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76764e; }
.text { color: #76764e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76764e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 118 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76764e, #62764e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #76764E?: #76764E 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 #76764E?: The RGB value is 118, 118, 78: 118 red, 118 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76764E?: The complementary color is #4E4E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76764E?: 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.