What color is #75666B?

#75666B is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75666B?

The RGB value is 117, 102, 107: 117 red, 102 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75666B?

The complementary color is #667570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75666B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75666B color

#75666B rgb(117, 102, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75666B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40% green and 42% blue (117, 102, 107).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#75666B color codes

HEX	`#75666B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 102, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 13%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.73, 6.89, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.73, 6.92, 354.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.741, 14.346, 15.9)`
Decimal	`7693931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75666B, 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 #75666B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75666B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #75666B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75666b; }
.text { color: #75666b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75666b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 102 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75666b, #756966); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #75666B?: #75666B is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75666B?: The RGB value is 117, 102, 107: 117 red, 102 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75666B?: The complementary color is #667570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75666B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.