What color is #756F35?

#756F35 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 #756F35?

The RGB value is 117, 111, 53: 117 red, 111 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756F35?

The complementary color is #353B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756F35?

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.

#756F35 color

#756F35 rgb(117, 111, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #756F35 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.5% green and 20.8% blue (117, 111, 53).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 38% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 55% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#756F35 color codes

HEX	`#756F35`
RGB	`rgb(117, 111, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 38%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 55%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 55%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.19, -6.13, 32.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.19, 33.32, 100.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.664, 15.408, 5.622)`
Decimal	`7696181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756F35, 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 #756F35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756F35 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 #756F35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756f35; }
.text { color: #756f35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756f35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 111 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756f35, #5b7535); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #756F35?: #756F35 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 #756F35?: The RGB value is 117, 111, 53: 117 red, 111 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756F35?: The complementary color is #353B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756F35?: 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.