What color is #755E66?

#755E66 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755E66?

The RGB value is 117, 94, 102: 117 red, 94 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755E66?

The complementary color is #5E756D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755E66 color

#755E66 rgb(117, 94, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #755E66 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 36.9% green and 40% blue (117, 94, 102).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 13% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#755E66 color codes

HEX	`#755E66`
RGB	`rgb(117, 94, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 36.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 13%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.38, 10.76, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.38, 10.81, 354.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.737, 12.747, 14.305)`
Decimal	`7691878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755E66, 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 #755E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	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 #755E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755e66; }
.text { color: #755e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 94 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755e66, #75625e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #755E66?: #755E66 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755E66?: The RGB value is 117, 94, 102: 117 red, 94 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755E66?: The complementary color is #5E756D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.