What color is #757260?

#757260 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757260?

The RGB value is 117, 114, 96: 117 red, 114 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757260?

The complementary color is #606375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757260?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757260 color

#757260 rgb(117, 114, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757260 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 44.7% green and 37.6% blue (117, 114, 96).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#757260 color codes

HEX	`#757260`
RGB	`rgb(117, 114, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 44.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 18%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.83, -2.17, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.83, 10.63, 101.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.465, 16.661, 13.465)`
Decimal	`7696992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757260, 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 #757260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #757260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757260; }
.text { color: #757260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 114 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757260, #6e7560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #757260?: #757260 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757260?: The RGB value is 117, 114, 96: 117 red, 114 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757260?: The complementary color is #606375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757260?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.