What color is #756E48?

#756E48 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756E48?

The RGB value is 117, 110, 72: 117 red, 110 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756E48?

The complementary color is #484F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756E48 color

#756E48 rgb(117, 110, 72)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #756E48 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.1% green and 28.2% blue (117, 110, 72).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 38% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#756E48 color codes

HEX	`#756E48`
RGB	`rgb(117, 110, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 38%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 38%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.18, -3.44, 22.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.18, 22.46, 98.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.082, 15.402, 8.361)`
Decimal	`7695944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756E48, 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 #756E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #756E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756e48; }
.text { color: #756e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 110 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756e48, #657548); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #756E48?: #756E48 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756E48?: The RGB value is 117, 110, 72: 117 red, 110 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756E48?: The complementary color is #484F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.