What color is #757A42?

#757A42 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757A42?

The RGB value is 117, 122, 66: 117 red, 122 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757A42?

The complementary color is #47427A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757A42?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757A42 color

#757A42 rgb(117, 122, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #757A42 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 47.8% green and 25.9% blue (117, 122, 66).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 30% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#757A42 color codes

HEX	`#757A42`
RGB	`rgb(117, 122, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 47.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 30%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 46%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 46%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.61, -10.94, 29.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.61, 31.85, 110.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.279, 18.095, 7.841)`
Decimal	`7699010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757A42, 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 #757A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #757A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757a42; }
.text { color: #757a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 122 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757a42, #597a42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #757A42?: #757A42 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757A42?: The RGB value is 117, 122, 66: 117 red, 122 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757A42?: The complementary color is #47427A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757A42?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.