What color is #75836E?

#75836E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75836E?

The RGB value is 117, 131, 110: 117 red, 131 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75836E?

The complementary color is #7C6E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75836E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75836E color

#75836E rgb(117, 131, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #75836E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 51.4% green and 43.1% blue (117, 131, 110).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#75836E color codes

HEX	`#75836E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 131, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 51.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.1, -9.31, 9.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.1, 13.41, 133.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.266, 21.14, 17.867)`
Decimal	`7701358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75836E, 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 #75836E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75836E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #75836E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75836e; }
.text { color: #75836e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75836e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 131 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75836e, #6e8371); }

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Questions

What color is #75836E?: #75836E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75836E?: The RGB value is 117, 131, 110: 117 red, 131 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75836E?: The complementary color is #7C6E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75836E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.