What color is #756139?

#756139 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756139?

The RGB value is 117, 97, 57: 117 red, 97 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756139?

The complementary color is #394D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756139 color

#756139 rgb(117, 97, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #756139 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38% green and 22.4% blue (117, 97, 57).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 34% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 51% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#756139 color codes

HEX	`#756139`
RGB	`rgb(117, 97, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 34%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 51%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 51%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.2, 2.4, 25.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.2, 25.82, 84.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.35, 12.627, 5.657)`
Decimal	`7692601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756139, 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 #756139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #756139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756139; }
.text { color: #756139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 97 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756139, #6b7539); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #756139?: #756139 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756139?: The RGB value is 117, 97, 57: 117 red, 97 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756139?: The complementary color is #394D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.