What color is #757B63?

#757B63 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757B63?

The RGB value is 117, 123, 99: 117 red, 123 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757B63?

The complementary color is #69637B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757B63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757B63 color

#757B63 rgb(117, 123, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #757B63 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 48.2% green and 38.8% blue (117, 123, 99).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#757B63 color codes

HEX	`#757B63`
RGB	`rgb(117, 123, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 48.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 20%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.51, -6.8, 12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.51, 14.14, 118.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.671, 18.849, 14.562)`
Decimal	`7699299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757B63, 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 #757B63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757B63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #757B63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757b63; }
.text { color: #757b63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757b63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 123 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757b63, #697b63); }

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Questions

What color is #757B63?: #757B63 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757B63?: The RGB value is 117, 123, 99: 117 red, 123 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757B63?: The complementary color is #69637B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757B63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.