What color is #756577?

#756577 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756577?

The RGB value is 117, 101, 119: 117 red, 101 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756577?

The complementary color is #677765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756577?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756577 color

#756577 rgb(117, 101, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756577 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 39.6% green and 46.7% blue (117, 101, 119).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#756577 color codes

HEX	`#756577`
RGB	`rgb(117, 101, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 39.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.83, 9.9, -7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.83, 12.55, 322.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.319, 14.421, 19.426)`
Decimal	`7693687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756577, 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 #756577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #756577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756577; }
.text { color: #756577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 101 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756577, #776570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #756577?: #756577 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756577?: The RGB value is 117, 101, 119: 117 red, 101 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756577?: The complementary color is #677765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756577?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.