What color is #75785D?

#75785D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75785D?

The RGB value is 117, 120, 93: 117 red, 120 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75785D?

The complementary color is #605D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75785D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75785D color

#75785D rgb(117, 120, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #75785D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 47.1% green and 36.5% blue (117, 120, 93).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#75785D color codes

HEX	`#75785D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 120, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 47.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.5, -6.1, 14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.5, 15.72, 112.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.028, 18.005, 12.985)`
Decimal	`7698525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75785D, 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 #75785D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75785D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #75785D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75785d; }
.text { color: #75785d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75785d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 120 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75785d, #67785d); }

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Questions

What color is #75785D?: #75785D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75785D?: The RGB value is 117, 120, 93: 117 red, 120 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75785D?: The complementary color is #605D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75785D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.