What color is #75755F?

#75755F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75755F?

The RGB value is 117, 117, 95: 117 red, 117 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75755F?

The complementary color is #5F5F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75755F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75755F color

#75755F rgb(117, 117, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75755F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.9% green and 37.3% blue (117, 117, 95).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#75755F color codes

HEX	`#75755F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 117, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 19%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.67, -4.06, 12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.67, 12.84, 108.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.763, 17.331, 13.339)`
Decimal	`7697759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75755F, 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 #75755F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75755F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #75755F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75755f; }
.text { color: #75755f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75755f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 117 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75755f, #6a755f); }

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Questions

What color is #75755F?: #75755F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75755F?: The RGB value is 117, 117, 95: 117 red, 117 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75755F?: The complementary color is #5F5F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75755F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.