What color is #757B60?

#757B60 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757B60?

The RGB value is 117, 123, 96: 117 red, 123 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757B60?

The complementary color is #66607B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757B60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757B60 color

#757B60 rgb(117, 123, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #757B60 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 48.2% green and 37.6% blue (117, 123, 96).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#757B60 color codes

HEX	`#757B60`
RGB	`rgb(117, 123, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 48.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 22%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.44, -7.3, 14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.44, 15.83, 117.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.53, 18.792, 13.821)`
Decimal	`7699296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757B60, 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 #757B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #757B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757b60; }
.text { color: #757b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 123 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757b60, #677b60); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #757B60?: #757B60 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757B60?: The RGB value is 117, 123, 96: 117 red, 123 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757B60?: The complementary color is #66607B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757B60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.