What color is #756051?

#756051 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756051?

The RGB value is 117, 96, 81: 117 red, 96 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756051?

The complementary color is #516675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756051?

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.

#756051 color

#756051 rgb(117, 96, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #756051 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 37.6% green and 31.8% blue (117, 96, 81).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 31% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#756051 color codes

HEX	`#756051`
RGB	`rgb(117, 96, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 37.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 31%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.37, 6.04, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.37, 13.22, 62.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.004, 12.742, 9.557)`
Decimal	`7692369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756051, 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 #756051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756051 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 #756051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756051; }
.text { color: #756051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 96 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756051, #757251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #756051?: #756051 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756051?: The RGB value is 117, 96, 81: 117 red, 96 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756051?: The complementary color is #516675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756051?: 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.