What color is #757F53?

#757F53 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757F53?

The RGB value is 117, 127, 83: 117 red, 127 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757F53?

The complementary color is #5D537F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757F53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757F53 color

#757F53 rgb(117, 127, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #757F53 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 49.8% green and 32.5% blue (117, 127, 83).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#757F53 color codes

HEX	`#757F53`
RGB	`rgb(117, 127, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 49.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 35%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.37, -11.52, 22.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.37, 25.49, 116.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.487, 19.585, 11.094)`
Decimal	`7700307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757F53, 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 #757F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #757F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757f53; }
.text { color: #757f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 127 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757f53, #5f7f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #757F53?: #757F53 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757F53?: The RGB value is 117, 127, 83: 117 red, 127 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757F53?: The complementary color is #5D537F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757F53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.