What color is #767B55?

#767B55 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767B55?

The RGB value is 118, 123, 85: 118 red, 123 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767B55?

The complementary color is #5A557B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767B55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767B55 color

#767B55 rgb(118, 123, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #767B55 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 48.2% green and 33.3% blue (118, 123, 85).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 52% 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 4.73:1).

#767B55 color codes

HEX	`#767B55`
RGB	`rgb(118, 123, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 48.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 31%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 31%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.3, -8.6, 20.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.3, 21.96, 113.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.194, 18.673, 11.344)`
Decimal	`7764821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767B55, 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 #767B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #767B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767b55; }
.text { color: #767b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 123 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767b55, #637b55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #767B55?: #767B55 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767B55?: The RGB value is 118, 123, 85: 118 red, 123 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767B55?: The complementary color is #5A557B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767B55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.