What color is #757653?

#757653 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757653?

The RGB value is 117, 118, 83: 117 red, 118 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757653?

The complementary color is #545376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757653?

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.

#757653 color

#757653 rgb(117, 118, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #757653 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 46.3% green and 32.5% blue (117, 118, 83).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#757653 color codes

HEX	`#757653`
RGB	`rgb(117, 118, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 46.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 30%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.71, -6.5, 19.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.71, 20.29, 108.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.376, 17.364, 10.723)`
Decimal	`7698003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757653, 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 #757653	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757653 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 #757653 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757653; }
.text { color: #757653; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757653; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 118 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757653, #647653); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #757653?: #757653 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757653?: The RGB value is 117, 118, 83: 117 red, 118 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757653?: The complementary color is #545376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757653?: 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.