What color is #756363?

#756363 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756363?

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

What is the complementary color of #756363?

The complementary color is #637575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756363?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756363 color

#756363 rgb(117, 99, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756363 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#756363 color codes

HEX	`#756363`
RGB	`rgb(117, 99, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38.8%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 15%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.66, 7.2, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.66, 7.68, 20.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.05, 13.607, 13.688)`
Decimal	`7693155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756363, 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 #756363	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756363 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #756363 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756363; }
.text { color: #756363; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756363; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 99 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756363, #756c63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756363?: #756363 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756363?: The RGB value is 117, 99, 99: 117 red, 99 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756363?: The complementary color is #637575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756363?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.