What color is #757557?

#757557 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 #757557?

The RGB value is 117, 117, 87: 117 red, 117 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757557?

The complementary color is #575775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757557 color

#757557 rgb(117, 117, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #757557 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.9% green and 34.1% blue (117, 117, 87).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#757557 color codes

HEX	`#757557`
RGB	`rgb(117, 117, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.5, -5.34, 16.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.5, 17.45, 107.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.418, 17.193, 11.521)`
Decimal	`7697751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757557, 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 #757557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #757557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757557; }
.text { color: #757557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 117 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757557, #667557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #757557?: #757557 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 #757557?: The RGB value is 117, 117, 87: 117 red, 117 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757557?: The complementary color is #575775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.