What color is #756D4E?

#756D4E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756D4E?

The RGB value is 117, 109, 78: 117 red, 109 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756D4E?

The complementary color is #4E5675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756D4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756D4E color

#756D4E rgb(117, 109, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #756D4E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 42.7% green and 30.6% blue (117, 109, 78).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 33% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#756D4E color codes

HEX	`#756D4E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 109, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 42.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 33%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 33%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46, -2.06, 18.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46, 18.6, 96.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.18, 15.27, 9.407)`
Decimal	`7695694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756D4E, 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 #756D4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756D4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #756D4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756d4e; }
.text { color: #756d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756d4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 109 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756d4e, #6a754e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #756D4E?: #756D4E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756D4E?: The RGB value is 117, 109, 78: 117 red, 109 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756D4E?: The complementary color is #4E5675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756D4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.