What color is #75865C?

#75865C 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 #75865C?

The RGB value is 117, 134, 92: 117 red, 134 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75865C?

The complementary color is #6D5C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75865C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75865C color

#75865C rgb(117, 134, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #75865C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 52.5% green and 36.1% blue (117, 134, 92).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#75865C color codes

HEX	`#75865C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 134, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 52.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.61, -14, 20.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.61, 24.93, 124.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.793, 21.605, 13.356)`
Decimal	`7702108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75865C, 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 #75865C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75865C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #75865C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75865c; }
.text { color: #75865c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75865c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 134 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75865c, #60865c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #75865C?: #75865C 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 #75865C?: The RGB value is 117, 134, 92: 117 red, 134 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75865C?: The complementary color is #6D5C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75865C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.