What color is #756F57?

#756F57 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 #756F57?

The RGB value is 117, 111, 87: 117 red, 111 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756F57?

The complementary color is #575D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756F57 color

#756F57 rgb(117, 111, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #756F57 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.5% green and 34.1% blue (117, 111, 87).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#756F57 color codes

HEX	`#756F57`
RGB	`rgb(117, 111, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.76, -1.89, 14.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.76, 14.36, 97.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.741, 15.839, 11.296)`
Decimal	`7696215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756F57, 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 #756F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #756F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756f57; }
.text { color: #756f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 111 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756f57, #6c7557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #756F57?: #756F57 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 #756F57?: The RGB value is 117, 111, 87: 117 red, 111 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756F57?: The complementary color is #575D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.