What color is #75650C?

#75650C is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75650C?

The RGB value is 117, 101, 12: 117 red, 101 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75650C?

The complementary color is #0C1C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75650C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75650C color

#75650C rgb(117, 101, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #75650C is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 39.6% green and 4.7% blue (117, 101, 12).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 81% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 90% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#75650C color codes

HEX	`#75650C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 101, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 39.6%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 81%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 90%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 90%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.94, -2.82, 46.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.94, 46.86, 93.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.057, 13.116, 2.244)`
Decimal	`7693580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75650C, 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 #75650C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75650C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #75650C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75650c; }
.text { color: #75650c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75650c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 101 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75650c, #50750c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #75650C?: #75650C is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75650C?: The RGB value is 117, 101, 12: 117 red, 101 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75650C?: The complementary color is #0C1C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75650C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.