What color is #756359?

#756359 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756359?

The RGB value is 117, 99, 89: 117 red, 99 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756359?

The complementary color is #596B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756359?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756359 color

#756359 rgb(117, 99, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756359 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38.8% green and 34.9% blue (117, 99, 89).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 24% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#756359 color codes

HEX	`#756359`
RGB	`rgb(117, 99, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 24%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.4, 5.49, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.4, 10, 56.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.601, 13.427, 11.325)`
Decimal	`7693145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756359, 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 #756359	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756359 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #756359 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756359; }
.text { color: #756359; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756359; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 99 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756359, #757159); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #756359?: #756359 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756359?: The RGB value is 117, 99, 89: 117 red, 99 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756359?: The complementary color is #596B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756359?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.