What color is #75765D?

#75765D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75765D?

The RGB value is 117, 118, 93: 117 red, 118 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75765D?

The complementary color is #5E5D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75765D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75765D color

#75765D rgb(117, 118, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #75765D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 46.3% green and 36.5% blue (117, 118, 93).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#75765D color codes

HEX	`#75765D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 118, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 46.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.92, -4.96, 13.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.92, 14.56, 109.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.79, 17.529, 12.905)`
Decimal	`7698013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75765D, 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 #75765D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75765D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #75765D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75765d; }
.text { color: #75765d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75765d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 118 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75765d, #68765d); }

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Questions

What color is #75765D?: #75765D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75765D?: The RGB value is 117, 118, 93: 117 red, 118 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75765D?: The complementary color is #5E5D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75765D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.