What color is #756672?

#756672 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756672?

The RGB value is 117, 102, 114: 117 red, 102 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756672?

The complementary color is #667569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756672?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756672 color

#756672 rgb(117, 102, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756672 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40% green and 44.7% blue (117, 102, 114).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#756672 color codes

HEX	`#756672`
RGB	`rgb(117, 102, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 13%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.94, 8.27, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.94, 9.43, 331.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.124, 14.5, 17.918)`
Decimal	`7693938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756672, 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 #756672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #756672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756672; }
.text { color: #756672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 102 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756672, #75666b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756672?: #756672 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756672?: The RGB value is 117, 102, 114: 117 red, 102 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756672?: The complementary color is #667569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756672?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.