What color is #757050?

#757050 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 #757050?

The RGB value is 117, 112, 80: 117 red, 112 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757050?

The complementary color is #505575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757050?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757050 color

#757050 rgb(117, 112, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #757050 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.9% green and 31.4% blue (117, 112, 80).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 32% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#757050 color codes

HEX	`#757050`
RGB	`rgb(117, 112, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 32%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 32%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.91, -3.51, 18.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.91, 18.86, 100.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.578, 15.95, 9.899)`
Decimal	`7696464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757050, 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 #757050	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757050 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #757050 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757050; }
.text { color: #757050; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757050; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 112 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757050, #687550); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #757050?: #757050 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 #757050?: The RGB value is 117, 112, 80: 117 red, 112 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757050?: The complementary color is #505575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757050?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.