What color is #756151?

#756151 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756151?

The RGB value is 117, 97, 81: 117 red, 97 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756151?

The complementary color is #516575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756151?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756151 color

#756151 rgb(117, 97, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #756151 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38% green and 31.8% blue (117, 97, 81).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 31% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Warrior (#7D685B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#756151 color codes

HEX	`#756151`
RGB	`rgb(117, 97, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 31%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.65, 5.44, 12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.65, 13.31, 65.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.096, 12.926, 9.588)`
Decimal	`7692625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756151, 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 #756151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #756151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756151; }
.text { color: #756151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 97 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756151, #757351); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #756151?: #756151 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756151?: The RGB value is 117, 97, 81: 117 red, 97 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756151?: The complementary color is #516575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756151?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.