What color is #757355?

#757355 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 #757355?

The RGB value is 117, 115, 85: 117 red, 115 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757355?

The complementary color is #555775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757355 color

#757355 rgb(117, 115, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #757355 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.1% green and 33.3% blue (117, 115, 85).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#757355 color codes

HEX	`#757355`
RGB	`rgb(117, 115, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.88, -4.5, 16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.88, 17.52, 104.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.107, 16.7, 11.02)`
Decimal	`7697237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757355, 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 #757355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #757355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757355; }
.text { color: #757355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 115 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757355, #677555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #757355?: #757355 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 #757355?: The RGB value is 117, 115, 85: 117 red, 115 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757355?: The complementary color is #555775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.