What color is #76765A?

#76765A 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 #76765A?

The RGB value is 118, 118, 90: 118 red, 118 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76765A?

The complementary color is #5A5A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76765A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76765A color

#76765A rgb(118, 118, 90)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #76765A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 46.3% green and 35.3% blue (118, 118, 90).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#76765A color codes

HEX	`#76765A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 118, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 46.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 24%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.94, -5.03, 15.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.94, 16.28, 107.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.795, 17.547, 12.226)`
Decimal	`7763546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76765A, 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 #76765A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76765A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #76765A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76765a; }
.text { color: #76765a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76765a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 118 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76765a, #68765a); }

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Questions

What color is #76765A?: #76765A 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 #76765A?: The RGB value is 118, 118, 90: 118 red, 118 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76765A?: The complementary color is #5A5A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76765A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.