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#765B32 Color

#765B32 is rgb(118, 91, 50) in RGB, hsl(36, 40%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 58%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Coyote Brown (#81613C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#765B32
HEX#765B32
RGBrgb(118, 91, 50)
HSLhsl(36, 40%, 33%)
HSVhsv(36, 58%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 58%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(48.9% 0.067 76.5)
LABlab(40.77% 7.56 27.83)
LCHlch(40.77% 28.84 74.81)

What #765B32 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #765B32, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#765B32 Channel Values

How #765B32 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 118 · G 91 · B 508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 40% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 58% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 58% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.34:1 vs white · 3.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #765B32 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #765B32

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #765B32; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #765B32

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #765B32.

How #765B32 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#765B32
Protanopia#606032
Protanomaly#6A5E32
Deuteranopia#656530
Deuteranomaly#6C6131
Tritanopia#795757
Tritanomaly#78594B
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #765B32 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-765b32: #765B32;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #765B32;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-765b32': '#765B32' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.357, blue: 0.196)
Android XML<color name="color_765b32">#765B32</color>
SVG fillfill="#765B32"

More Brown Colors

#765B32 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#765B32 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #765B32?

#765B32 is a dark brown — rgb(118, 91, 50) in RGB and hsl(36, 40%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Coyote Brown (#81613C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.17.

What is the RGB value of #765B32?

#765B32 is rgb(118, 91, 50) — red 118, green 91, and blue 50 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #765B32?

#765B32 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 58%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #765B32 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #765B32 scores 6.34:1 against white and 3.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #765B32 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #765B32 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 24.14, which is visibly different.

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