What color is #75764C?

#75764C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75764C?

The RGB value is 117, 118, 76: 117 red, 118 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75764C?

The complementary color is #4D4C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75764C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75764C color

#75764C rgb(117, 118, 76)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #75764C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 46.3% green and 29.8% blue (117, 118, 76).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Tree Hugger (#79774A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#75764C color codes

HEX	`#75764C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 118, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 46.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 36%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 36%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.59, -7.48, 23.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.59, 24.24, 107.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.119, 17.261, 9.371)`
Decimal	`7697996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75764C, 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 #75764C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75764C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #75764C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75764c; }
.text { color: #75764c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75764c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 118 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75764c, #60764c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #75764C?: #75764C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75764C?: The RGB value is 117, 118, 76: 117 red, 118 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75764C?: The complementary color is #4D4C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75764C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.