What color is #75715B?

#75715B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75715B?

The RGB value is 117, 113, 91: 117 red, 113 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75715B?

The complementary color is #5B5F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75715B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75715B color

#75715B rgb(117, 113, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #75715B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 44.3% green and 35.7% blue (117, 113, 91).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#75715B color codes

HEX	`#75715B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 113, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 44.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 22%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 22%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.43, -2.42, 12.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.43, 13.02, 100.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.13, 16.348, 12.254)`
Decimal	`7696731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75715B, 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 #75715B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75715B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #75715B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75715b; }
.text { color: #75715b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75715b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 113 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75715b, #6c755b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #75715B?: #75715B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75715B?: The RGB value is 117, 113, 91: 117 red, 113 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75715B?: The complementary color is #5B5F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75715B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.