What color is #756164?

#756164 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756164?

The RGB value is 117, 97, 100: 117 red, 97 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756164?

The complementary color is #617572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756164?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756164 color

#756164 rgb(117, 97, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756164 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38% green and 39.2% blue (117, 97, 100).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 15% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#756164 color codes

HEX	`#756164`
RGB	`rgb(117, 97, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 17%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 15%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.14, 8.58, 1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.14, 8.68, 8.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.911, 13.252, 13.879)`
Decimal	`7692644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756164, 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 #756164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756164 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #756164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756164; }
.text { color: #756164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 97 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756164, #756861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #756164?: #756164 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756164?: The RGB value is 117, 97, 100: 117 red, 97 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756164?: The complementary color is #617572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756164?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.