What color is #757C44?

#757C44 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757C44?

The RGB value is 117, 124, 68: 117 red, 124 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757C44?

The complementary color is #4B447C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757C44?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757C44 color

#757C44 rgb(117, 124, 68)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #757C44 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 48.6% green and 26.7% blue (117, 124, 68).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 29% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#757C44 color codes

HEX	`#757C44`
RGB	`rgb(117, 124, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 48.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 29%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 45%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 45%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, -11.81, 29.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 31.87, 111.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.587, 18.615, 8.24)`
Decimal	`7699524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757C44, 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 #757C44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757C44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #757C44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757c44; }
.text { color: #757c44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757c44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 124 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757c44, #597c44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #757C44?: #757C44 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757C44?: The RGB value is 117, 124, 68: 117 red, 124 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757C44?: The complementary color is #4B447C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757C44?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.