What color is #75725E?

#75725E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75725E?

The RGB value is 117, 114, 94: 117 red, 114 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75725E?

The complementary color is #5E6175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75725E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75725E color

#75725E rgb(117, 114, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75725E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 44.7% green and 36.9% blue (117, 114, 94).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#75725E color codes

HEX	`#75725E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 114, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 44.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.78, -2.5, 11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.78, 11.79, 102.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.374, 16.625, 12.987)`
Decimal	`7696990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75725E, 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 #75725E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75725E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #75725E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75725e; }
.text { color: #75725e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75725e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 114 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75725e, #6d755e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #75725E?: #75725E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75725E?: The RGB value is 117, 114, 94: 117 red, 114 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75725E?: The complementary color is #5E6175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75725E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.