What color is #767960?

#767960 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767960?

The RGB value is 118, 121, 96: 118 red, 121 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767960?

The complementary color is #636079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767960?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767960 color

#767960 rgb(118, 121, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #767960 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 47.5% green and 37.6% blue (118, 121, 96).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#767960 color codes

HEX	`#767960`
RGB	`rgb(118, 121, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 47.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.94, -5.77, 13.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.94, 14.56, 113.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.42, 18.371, 13.745)`
Decimal	`7764320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767960, 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 #767960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #767960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767960; }
.text { color: #767960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 121 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767960, #6a7960); }

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Questions

What color is #767960?: #767960 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767960?: The RGB value is 118, 121, 96: 118 red, 121 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767960?: The complementary color is #636079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767960?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.