What color is #757461?

#757461 is a grayish yellow known as Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mangrove?

The RGB value is 117, 116, 97: 117 red, 116 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mangrove?

The complementary color is #616275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757461?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mangrove color: hex code #757461

#757461 rgb(117, 116, 97)

Shades of gray

Mangrove has the hex code #757461. It is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.5% green and 38% blue (117, 116, 97).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 54% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

Mangrove (#757461) color codes

HEX	`#757461`
RGB	`rgb(117, 116, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 17%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.43, -3.15, 10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.43, 11.12, 106.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.739, 17.136, 13.785)`
Decimal	`7697505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mangrove, 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 #757461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	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 #757461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757461; }
.text { color: #757461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 116 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757461, #6c7561); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #757461 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #757461?: #757461 is a grayish yellow known as Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mangrove?: The RGB value is 117, 116, 97: 117 red, 116 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mangrove?: The complementary color is #616275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757461?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.