What color is #757A5A?

#757A5A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757A5A?

The RGB value is 117, 122, 90: 117 red, 122 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757A5A?

The complementary color is #5F5A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757A5A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757A5A color

#757A5A rgb(117, 122, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #757A5A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 47.8% green and 35.3% blue (117, 122, 90).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#757A5A color codes

HEX	`#757A5A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 122, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 47.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 26%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.02, -7.7, 16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.02, 18.61, 114.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.141, 18.439, 12.38)`
Decimal	`7699034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757A5A, 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 #757A5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757A5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #757A5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757a5a; }
.text { color: #757a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757a5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 122 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757a5a, #657a5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #757A5A?: #757A5A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757A5A?: The RGB value is 117, 122, 90: 117 red, 122 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757A5A?: The complementary color is #5F5A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757A5A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.