What color is #756B37?

#756B37 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 #756B37?

The RGB value is 117, 107, 55: 117 red, 107 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756B37?

The complementary color is #374175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756B37 color

#756B37 rgb(117, 107, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #756B37 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 42% green and 21.6% blue (117, 107, 55).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 36% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 53% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#756B37 color codes

HEX	`#756B37`
RGB	`rgb(117, 107, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 42%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 36%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 53%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 53%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.04, -3.65, 30.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.04, 30.53, 96.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.284, 14.574, 5.727)`
Decimal	`7695159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756B37, 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 #756B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #756B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756b37; }
.text { color: #756b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 107 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756b37, #607537); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #756B37?: #756B37 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 #756B37?: The RGB value is 117, 107, 55: 117 red, 107 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756B37?: The complementary color is #374175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.