What color is #757C66?

#757C66 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757C66?

The RGB value is 117, 124, 102: 117 red, 124 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757C66?

The complementary color is #6D667C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757C66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757C66 color

#757C66 rgb(117, 124, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #757C66 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 48.6% green and 40% blue (117, 124, 102).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#757C66 color codes

HEX	`#757C66`
RGB	`rgb(117, 124, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 48.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 18%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.87, -6.84, 11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.87, 13.08, 121.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.942, 19.157, 15.373)`
Decimal	`7699558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757C66, 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 #757C66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757C66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #757C66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757c66; }
.text { color: #757c66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757c66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 124 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757c66, #6a7c66); }

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Questions

What color is #757C66?: #757C66 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757C66?: The RGB value is 117, 124, 102: 117 red, 124 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757C66?: The complementary color is #6D667C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757C66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.