What color is #767C57?

#767C57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767C57?

The RGB value is 118, 124, 87: 118 red, 124 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767C57?

The complementary color is #5D577C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767C57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767C57 color

#767C57 rgb(118, 124, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #767C57 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 48.6% green and 34.1% blue (118, 124, 87).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#767C57 color codes

HEX	`#767C57`
RGB	`rgb(118, 124, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 48.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 30%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.63, -8.86, 19.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.63, 21.43, 114.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.399, 18.955, 11.81)`
Decimal	`7765079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767C57, 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 #767C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #767C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767c57; }
.text { color: #767c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 124 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767c57, #647c57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #767C57?: #767C57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767C57?: The RGB value is 118, 124, 87: 118 red, 124 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767C57?: The complementary color is #5D577C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767C57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.