What color is #75832B?

#75832B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pesto di Rucola. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75832B?

The RGB value is 117, 131, 43: 117 red, 131 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75832B?

The complementary color is #392B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75832B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75832B color

#75832B rgb(117, 131, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #75832B is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 51.4% green and 16.9% blue (117, 131, 43).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 51% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Pesto di Rucola (#748A35), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#75832B color codes

HEX	`#75832B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 131, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 51.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 51%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 67%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 67%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.05, -17.88, 44.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.05, 47.59, 112.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.889, 20.189, 5.345)`
Decimal	`7701291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75832B, 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 #75832B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75832B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #75832B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75832b; }
.text { color: #75832b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75832b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 131 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75832b, #49832b); }

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Questions

What color is #75832B?: #75832B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pesto di Rucola. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75832B?: The RGB value is 117, 131, 43: 117 red, 131 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75832B?: The complementary color is #392B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75832B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.