What color is #75845B?

#75845B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75845B?

The RGB value is 117, 132, 91: 117 red, 132 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75845B?

The complementary color is #6A5B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75845B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75845B color

#75845B rgb(117, 132, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #75845B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 51.8% green and 35.7% blue (117, 132, 91).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#75845B color codes

HEX	`#75845B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 132, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 51.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 31%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 31%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.99, -13.07, 20.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.99, 24.21, 122.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.476, 21.04, 13.036)`
Decimal	`7701595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75845B, 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 #75845B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75845B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #75845B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75845b; }
.text { color: #75845b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75845b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 132 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75845b, #60845b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #75845B?: #75845B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75845B?: The RGB value is 117, 132, 91: 117 red, 132 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75845B?: The complementary color is #6A5B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75845B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.