What color is #757156?

#757156 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 #757156?

The RGB value is 117, 113, 86: 117 red, 113 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757156?

The complementary color is #565A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757156?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757156 color

#757156 rgb(117, 113, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #757156 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 44.3% green and 33.7% blue (117, 113, 86).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#757156 color codes

HEX	`#757156`
RGB	`rgb(117, 113, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 44.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.32, -3.2, 15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.32, 15.91, 101.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.921, 16.264, 11.156)`
Decimal	`7696726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757156, 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 #757156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #757156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757156; }
.text { color: #757156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 113 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757156, #6a7556); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #757156?: #757156 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 #757156?: The RGB value is 117, 113, 86: 117 red, 113 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757156?: The complementary color is #565A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757156?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.