What color is #767E39?

#767E39 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #767E39?

The RGB value is 118, 126, 57: 118 red, 126 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #767E39?

The complementary color is #41397E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #767E39?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#767E39 color

#767E39 rgb(118, 126, 57)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #767E39 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 49.4% green and 22.4% blue (118, 126, 57).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 38% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#767E39 color codes

HEX	`#767E39`
RGB	`rgb(118, 126, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 49.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 38%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 55%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 55%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.77, -13.62, 36.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.77, 38.55, 110.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.671, 19.069, 6.725)`
Decimal	`7765561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #767E39, 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 #767E39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#767E39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #767E39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #767e39; }
.text { color: #767e39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #767e39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 126 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #767e39, #547e39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #767E39?: #767E39 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #767E39?: The RGB value is 118, 126, 57: 118 red, 126 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #767E39?: The complementary color is #41397E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #767E39?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.