What color is #756A29?

#756A29 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756A29?

The RGB value is 117, 106, 41: 117 red, 106 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756A29?

The complementary color is #293475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756A29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756A29 color

#756A29 rgb(117, 106, 41)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #756A29 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 41.6% green and 16.1% blue (117, 106, 41).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 48% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 65% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#756A29 color codes

HEX	`#756A29`
RGB	`rgb(117, 106, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 41.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 48%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 65%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 65%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.59, -4.27, 37.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.59, 37.3, 96.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.891, 14.251, 4.169)`
Decimal	`7694889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756A29, 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 #756A29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756A29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #756A29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756a29; }
.text { color: #756a29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756a29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 106 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756a29, #5a7529); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #756A29?: #756A29 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756A29?: The RGB value is 117, 106, 41: 117 red, 106 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756A29?: The complementary color is #293475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756A29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.