What color is #767951?

#767951 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767951?

The RGB value is 118, 121, 81: 118 red, 121 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767951?

The complementary color is #545179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767951?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767951 color

#767951 rgb(118, 121, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #767951 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 47.5% green and 31.8% blue (118, 121, 81).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#767951 color codes

HEX	`#767951`
RGB	`rgb(118, 121, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 47.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 33%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.64, -8.05, 21.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.64, 23.06, 110.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.794, 18.121, 10.449)`
Decimal	`7764305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767951, 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 #767951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#767951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #767951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767951; }
.text { color: #767951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 121 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767951, #627951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #767951?: #767951 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767951?: The RGB value is 118, 121, 81: 118 red, 121 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767951?: The complementary color is #545179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767951?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.