What color is #756347?

#756347 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756347?

The RGB value is 117, 99, 71: 117 red, 99 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756347?

The complementary color is #475975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756347?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756347 color

#756347 rgb(117, 99, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #756347 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38.8% green and 27.8% blue (117, 99, 71).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 39% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#756347 color codes

HEX	`#756347`
RGB	`rgb(117, 99, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 39%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 39%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43, 2.86, 18.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43, 18.82, 81.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.936, 13.161, 7.819)`
Decimal	`7693127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756347, 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 #756347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #756347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756347; }
.text { color: #756347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 99 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756347, #707547); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #756347?: #756347 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756347?: The RGB value is 117, 99, 71: 117 red, 99 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756347?: The complementary color is #475975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756347?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.