What color is #757957?

#757957 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757957?

The RGB value is 117, 121, 87: 117 red, 121 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757957?

The complementary color is #5B5779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757957?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757957 color

#757957 rgb(117, 121, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #757957 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 47.5% green and 34.1% blue (117, 121, 87).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#757957 color codes

HEX	`#757957`
RGB	`rgb(117, 121, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 47.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 28%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.67, -7.6, 18.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.67, 19.72, 112.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.894, 18.145, 11.68)`
Decimal	`7698775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757957, 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 #757957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #757957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757957; }
.text { color: #757957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 121 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757957, #647957); }

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Questions

What color is #757957?: #757957 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757957?: The RGB value is 117, 121, 87: 117 red, 121 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757957?: The complementary color is #5B5779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757957?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.