What color is #757E6A?

#757E6A 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 #757E6A?

The RGB value is 117, 126, 106: 117 red, 126 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757E6A?

The complementary color is #736A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757E6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757E6A color

#757E6A rgb(117, 126, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757E6A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 49.4% green and 41.6% blue (117, 126, 106).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#757E6A color codes

HEX	`#757E6A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 126, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 49.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 16%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.55, -7.25, 9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.55, 12.17, 126.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.398, 19.744, 16.527)`
Decimal	`7700074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757E6A, 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 #757E6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757E6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #757E6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757e6a; }
.text { color: #757e6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757e6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 126 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757e6a, #6b7e6a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #757E6A?: #757E6A 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 #757E6A?: The RGB value is 117, 126, 106: 117 red, 126 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757E6A?: The complementary color is #736A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757E6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.