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#766B60 Color

#766B60 is rgb(118, 107, 96) in RGB, hsl(30, 10%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zircon Gray (#807473), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#766B60
HEX#766B60
RGBrgb(118, 107, 96)
HSLhsl(30, 10%, 42%)
HSVhsv(30, 19%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(53.5% 0.022 67.3)
LABlab(46.02% 3.00 7.84)
LCHlch(46.02% 8.40 69.06)

What #766B60 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 #766B60, 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.

#766B60 Channel Values

How #766B60 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 107 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 10% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 19% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 19% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.2:1 vs white · 4.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #766B60 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 text5.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #766B60

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #766B60; 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 #766B60

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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How #766B60 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#766B60
Protanopia#6D6D60
Protanomaly#716C60
Deuteranopia#6F6F60
Deuteranomaly#726D60
Tritanopia#776A6A
Tritanomaly#776A66
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #766B60 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-766b60: #766B60;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #766B60;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-766b60': '#766B60' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.420, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_766b60">#766B60</color>
SVG fillfill="#766B60"

More Brown Colors

#766B60 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#766B60 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #766B60?

#766B60 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(118, 107, 96) in RGB and hsl(30, 10%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zircon Gray (#807473), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #766B60?

#766B60 is rgb(118, 107, 96) — red 118, green 107, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #766B60?

#766B60 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #766B60 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #766B60 scores 5.2:1 against white and 4.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #766B60 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #766B60 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 8.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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