What color is #756669?

#756669 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756669?

The RGB value is 117, 102, 105: 117 red, 102 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756669?

The complementary color is #667572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756669?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756669 color

#756669 rgb(117, 102, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756669 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40% green and 41.2% blue (117, 102, 105).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#756669 color codes

HEX	`#756669`
RGB	`rgb(117, 102, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 13%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.67, 6.51, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.67, 6.53, 4.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.637, 14.305, 15.352)`
Decimal	`7693929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756669, 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 #756669	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756669 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #756669 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756669; }
.text { color: #756669; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756669; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 102 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756669, #756b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756669?: #756669 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756669?: The RGB value is 117, 102, 105: 117 red, 102 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756669?: The complementary color is #667572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756669?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.