What color is #757248?

#757248 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757248?

The RGB value is 117, 114, 72: 117 red, 114 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757248?

The complementary color is #484B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757248?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757248 color

#757248 rgb(117, 114, 72)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #757248 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 44.7% green and 28.2% blue (117, 114, 72).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 38% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Tree Hugger (#79774A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#757248 color codes

HEX	`#757248`
RGB	`rgb(117, 114, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 44.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 38%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 38%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.35, -5.73, 23.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.35, 24.4, 103.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.523, 16.285, 8.508)`
Decimal	`7696968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757248, 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 #757248	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757248 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #757248 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757248; }
.text { color: #757248; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757248; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 114 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757248, #627548); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #757248?: #757248 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757248?: The RGB value is 117, 114, 72: 117 red, 114 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757248?: The complementary color is #484B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757248?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.