What color is #767858?

#767858 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767858?

The RGB value is 118, 120, 88: 118 red, 120 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767858?

The complementary color is #5A5878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767858?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767858 color

#767858 rgb(118, 120, 88)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #767858 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 47.1% green and 34.5% blue (118, 120, 88).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#767858 color codes

HEX	`#767858`
RGB	`rgb(118, 120, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 47.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 27%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.48, -6.47, 17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.48, 18.55, 110.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.949, 17.989, 11.863)`
Decimal	`7764056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767858, 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 #767858	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#767858 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #767858 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767858; }
.text { color: #767858; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767858; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 120 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767858, #667858); }

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Questions

What color is #767858?: #767858 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767858?: The RGB value is 118, 120, 88: 118 red, 120 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767858?: The complementary color is #5A5878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767858?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.