What color is #75646B?

#75646B is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75646B?

The RGB value is 117, 100, 107: 117 red, 100 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75646B?

The complementary color is #64756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75646B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75646B color

#75646B rgb(117, 100, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75646B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 39.2% green and 42% blue (117, 100, 107).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#75646B color codes

HEX	`#75646B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 100, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 39.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 15%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.17, 8.09, -1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.17, 8.21, 349.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.547, 13.958, 15.835)`
Decimal	`7693419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75646B, 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 #75646B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75646B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #75646B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75646b; }
.text { color: #75646b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75646b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 100 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75646b, #756664); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #75646B?: #75646B is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75646B?: The RGB value is 117, 100, 107: 117 red, 100 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75646B?: The complementary color is #64756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75646B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.