What color is #756B23?

#756B23 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756B23?

The RGB value is 117, 107, 35: 117 red, 107 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756B23?

The complementary color is #232D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756B23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756B23 color

#756B23 rgb(117, 107, 35)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #756B23 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 42% green and 13.7% blue (117, 107, 35).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 54% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 70% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#756B23 color codes

HEX	`#756B23`
RGB	`rgb(117, 107, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 42%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 54%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 70%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 70%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.83, -5.25, 40.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.83, 40.48, 97.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.898, 14.419, 3.694)`
Decimal	`7695139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756B23, 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 #756B23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756B23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #756B23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756b23; }
.text { color: #756b23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756b23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 107 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756b23, #567523); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #756B23?: #756B23 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756B23?: The RGB value is 117, 107, 35: 117 red, 107 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756B23?: The complementary color is #232D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756B23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.