What color is #767E17?

#767E17 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767E17?

The RGB value is 118, 126, 23: 118 red, 126 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767E17?

The complementary color is #1F177E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767E17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767E17 color

#767E17 rgb(118, 126, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #767E17 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 49.4% green and 9% blue (118, 126, 23).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 69% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Olive Green (#808000), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#767E17 color codes

HEX	`#767E17`
RGB	`rgb(118, 126, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 49.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 69%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 82%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 82%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.49, -15.89, 50.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.49, 52.61, 107.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.087, 18.835, 3.651)`
Decimal	`7765527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767E17, 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 #767E17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767E17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #767E17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767e17; }
.text { color: #767e17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767e17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 126 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767e17, #427e17); }

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Questions

What color is #767E17?: #767E17 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767E17?: The RGB value is 118, 126, 23: 118 red, 126 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767E17?: The complementary color is #1F177E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767E17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.