What color is #756156?

#756156 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756156?

The RGB value is 117, 97, 86: 117 red, 97 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756156?

The complementary color is #566A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756156?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756156 color

#756156 rgb(117, 97, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756156 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38% green and 33.7% blue (117, 97, 86).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#756156 color codes

HEX	`#756156`
RGB	`rgb(117, 97, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.77, 6.21, 9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.77, 11.17, 56.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.291, 13.004, 10.612)`
Decimal	`7692630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756156, 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 #756156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #756156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756156; }
.text { color: #756156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 97 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756156, #757056); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #756156?: #756156 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756156?: The RGB value is 117, 97, 86: 117 red, 97 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756156?: The complementary color is #566A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756156?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.