What color is #767964?

#767964 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767964?

The RGB value is 118, 121, 100: 118 red, 121 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767964?

The complementary color is #676479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767964?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767964 color

#767964 rgb(118, 121, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #767964 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 47.5% green and 39.2% blue (118, 121, 100).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#767964 color codes

HEX	`#767964`
RGB	`rgb(118, 121, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 47.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.03, -5.09, 11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.03, 12.26, 114.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.609, 18.446, 14.74)`
Decimal	`7764324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767964, 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 #767964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767964 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #767964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767964; }
.text { color: #767964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 121 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767964, #6c7964); }

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Questions

What color is #767964?: #767964 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767964?: The RGB value is 118, 121, 100: 118 red, 121 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767964?: The complementary color is #676479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767964?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.