What color is #757D2E?

#757D2E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757D2E?

The RGB value is 117, 125, 46: 117 red, 125 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757D2E?

The complementary color is #362E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757D2E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757D2E color

#757D2E rgb(117, 125, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #757D2E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 49% green and 18% blue (117, 125, 46).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 46% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#757D2E color codes

HEX	`#757D2E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 125, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 49%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 46%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 63%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 63%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.27, -14.47, 40.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.27, 43.34, 109.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.163, 18.647, 5.385)`
Decimal	`7699758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757D2E, 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 #757D2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757D2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #757D2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757d2e; }
.text { color: #757d2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757d2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 125 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757d2e, #4e7d2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #757D2E?: #757D2E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757D2E?: The RGB value is 117, 125, 46: 117 red, 125 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757D2E?: The complementary color is #362E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757D2E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.