What color is #756D40?

#756D40 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 #756D40?

The RGB value is 117, 109, 64: 117 red, 109 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756D40?

The complementary color is #404875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756D40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756D40 color

#756D40 rgb(117, 109, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #756D40 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 42.7% green and 25.1% blue (117, 109, 64).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 29% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 45% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#756D40 color codes

HEX	`#756D40`
RGB	`rgb(117, 109, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 42.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 29%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 45%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 45%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.76, -3.84, 26.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.76, 26.49, 98.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.73, 15.09, 7.039)`
Decimal	`7695680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756D40, 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 #756D40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756D40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #756D40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756d40; }
.text { color: #756d40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756d40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 109 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756d40, #637540); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #756D40?: #756D40 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 #756D40?: The RGB value is 117, 109, 64: 117 red, 109 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756D40?: The complementary color is #404875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756D40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.