What color is #75704D?

#75704D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75704D?

The RGB value is 117, 112, 77: 117 red, 112 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75704D?

The complementary color is #4D5275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75704D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75704D color

#75704D rgb(117, 112, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #75704D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.9% green and 30.2% blue (117, 112, 77).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 34% 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 5.02:1).

#75704D color codes

HEX	`#75704D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 112, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 34%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 34%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.85, -3.93, 20.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.85, 20.58, 101.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.47, 15.906, 9.328)`
Decimal	`7696461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75704D, 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 #75704D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75704D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #75704D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75704d; }
.text { color: #75704d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75704d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 112 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75704d, #66754d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #75704D?: #75704D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75704D?: The RGB value is 117, 112, 77: 117 red, 112 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75704D?: The complementary color is #4D5275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75704D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.