Recognised as Colour
#75724E
- #75724E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#75724E is a yellow with RGB values 117, 114, 78 and HSL 55°, 20%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#75724E#75724E
HEX#75724E
RGBrgb(117, 114, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4471, 0.3059
RGB percentages45.9%, 44.7%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(55.4, 20%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.4, 33.3%, 45.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 33.3%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,696,974
CSS custom property--colour: #75724E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#8A8DB1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4E5175
Analogous#755F4E, #64754E
Triadic#4E7572, #724E75
Split complementary#4E6475, #5F4E75
Tetradic#4E755F, #4E5175, #754E64
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R117
G114
B78
Red117 (45.9%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue55.38°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 75 · G 72 · B 4E
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