What color is #757058?

#757058 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 #757058?

The RGB value is 117, 112, 88: 117 red, 112 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757058?

The complementary color is #585D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757058?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757058 color

#757058 rgb(117, 112, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #757058 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.9% green and 34.5% blue (117, 112, 88).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#757058 color codes

HEX	`#757058`
RGB	`rgb(117, 112, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.07, -2.32, 14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.07, 14.26, 99.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.892, 16.075, 11.549)`
Decimal	`7696472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757058, 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 #757058	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757058 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #757058 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757058; }
.text { color: #757058; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757058; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 112 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757058, #6b7558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #757058?: #757058 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 #757058?: The RGB value is 117, 112, 88: 117 red, 112 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757058?: The complementary color is #585D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757058?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.