What color is #756157?

#756157 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 #756157?

The RGB value is 117, 97, 87: 117 red, 97 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756157?

The complementary color is #576B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756157?

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.

#756157 color

#756157 rgb(117, 97, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756157 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38% green and 34.1% blue (117, 97, 87).

Its hue angle is 20°, 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#756157 color codes

HEX	`#756157`
RGB	`rgb(117, 97, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.79, 6.37, 8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.79, 10.79, 53.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.331, 13.02, 10.826)`
Decimal	`7692631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756157, 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 #756157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756157 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 #756157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756157; }
.text { color: #756157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 97 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756157, #757057); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #756157?: #756157 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 #756157?: The RGB value is 117, 97, 87: 117 red, 97 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756157?: The complementary color is #576B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756157?: 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.