What color is #756E4A?

#756E4A 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 #756E4A?

The RGB value is 117, 110, 74: 117 red, 110 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756E4A?

The complementary color is #4A5175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756E4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756E4A color

#756E4A rgb(117, 110, 74)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #756E4A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.1% green and 29% blue (117, 110, 74).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 37% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#756E4A color codes

HEX	`#756E4A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 110, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 37%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 37%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.22, -3.18, 21.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.22, 21.33, 98.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.148, 15.429, 8.71)`
Decimal	`7695946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756E4A, 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 #756E4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756E4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #756E4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756e4a; }
.text { color: #756e4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756e4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 110 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756e4a, #66754a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #756E4A?: #756E4A 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 #756E4A?: The RGB value is 117, 110, 74: 117 red, 110 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756E4A?: The complementary color is #4A5175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756E4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.