What color is #757B68?

#757B68 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757B68?

The RGB value is 117, 123, 104: 117 red, 123 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757B68?

The complementary color is #6E687B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757B68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757B68 color

#757B68 rgb(117, 123, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757B68 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 48.2% green and 40.8% blue (117, 123, 104).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#757B68 color codes

HEX	`#757B68`
RGB	`rgb(117, 123, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 48.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.63, -5.92, 9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.63, 11.31, 121.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.917, 18.947, 15.86)`
Decimal	`7699304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757B68, 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 #757B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #757B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757b68; }
.text { color: #757b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 123 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757b68, #6b7b68); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #757B68?: #757B68 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757B68?: The RGB value is 117, 123, 104: 117 red, 123 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757B68?: The complementary color is #6E687B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757B68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.