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#766B69 Acoustic Brown

#766B69 is a medium gray named Acoustic Brown. In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 42.0% green and 41.2% blue (rgb(118, 107, 105)). Its HSL value is 9° hue, 6% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 54% black. #766B69 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.15:1.

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Variations of #766B69

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#766B69 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#766B69 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #766B69 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #706E69
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6D6C69
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #706C69
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #706E69
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #716D69
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #796A6A
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #776B6A
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6D6D6D
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #706D6C

#766B69 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.15:1 Good#766B69 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.08:1 Poor#766B69 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#766B69 in CSS

/* Acoustic Brown */
.color { color: #766B69; }
.background { background-color: #766B69; }
.border { border: 1px solid #766B69; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(118 107 105);
color: hsl(9 6% 44%);
color: oklch(0.537 0.014 29.9);

#766B69 FAQ

What color is #766B69?

#766B69 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #766B69?

#766B69 is rgb(118, 107, 105) in RGB, hsl(9, 6%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 11%, 54%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #766B69?

The complementary color of #766B69 is #697476, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #766B69?

White text has the best contrast on #766B69: 5.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #766B69 a warm or cool color?

#766B69 is a neutral color.