What color is #757154?

#757154 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 #757154?

The RGB value is 117, 113, 84: 117 red, 113 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757154?

The complementary color is #545875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757154?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757154 color

#757154 rgb(117, 113, 84)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #757154 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 44.3% green and 32.9% blue (117, 113, 84).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 28% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#757154 color codes

HEX	`#757154`
RGB	`rgb(117, 113, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 44.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 28%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 28%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.28, -3.5, 16.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.28, 17.06, 101.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.842, 16.233, 10.737)`
Decimal	`7696724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757154, 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 #757154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #757154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757154; }
.text { color: #757154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 113 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757154, #697554); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #757154?: #757154 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 #757154?: The RGB value is 117, 113, 84: 117 red, 113 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757154?: The complementary color is #545875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757154?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.