What color is #75705C?

#75705C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75705C?

The RGB value is 117, 112, 92: 117 red, 112 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75705C?

The complementary color is #5C6175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75705C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75705C color

#75705C rgb(117, 112, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75705C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.9% green and 36.1% blue (117, 112, 92).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#75705C color codes

HEX	`#75705C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 112, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.16, -1.68, 11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.16, 11.96, 98.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.062, 16.143, 12.446)`
Decimal	`7696476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75705C, 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 #75705C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75705C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #75705C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75705c; }
.text { color: #75705c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75705c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 112 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75705c, #6e755c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #75705C?: #75705C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75705C?: The RGB value is 117, 112, 92: 117 red, 112 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75705C?: The complementary color is #5C6175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75705C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.