What color is #756160?

#756160 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756160?

The RGB value is 117, 97, 96: 117 red, 97 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756160?

The complementary color is #607475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756160 color

#756160 rgb(117, 97, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756160 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38% green and 37.6% blue (117, 97, 96).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 18% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#756160 color codes

HEX	`#756160`
RGB	`rgb(117, 97, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 18%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 18%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.03, 7.87, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.03, 8.65, 24.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.722, 13.176, 12.885)`
Decimal	`7692640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756160, 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 #756160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #756160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756160; }
.text { color: #756160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 97 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756160, #756b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #756160?: #756160 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756160?: The RGB value is 117, 97, 96: 117 red, 97 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756160?: The complementary color is #607475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.