What color is #756673?

#756673 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756673?

The RGB value is 117, 102, 115: 117 red, 102 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756673?

The complementary color is #667568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756673?

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.

#756673 color

#756673 rgb(117, 102, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756673 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40% green and 45.1% blue (117, 102, 115).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#756673 color codes

HEX	`#756673`
RGB	`rgb(117, 102, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 13%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 2%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.97, 8.47, -5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.97, 9.88, 329.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.182, 14.523, 18.22)`
Decimal	`7693939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756673, 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 #756673	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756673 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 #756673 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756673; }
.text { color: #756673; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756673; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 102 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756673, #75666c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756673?: #756673 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756673?: The RGB value is 117, 102, 115: 117 red, 102 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756673?: The complementary color is #667568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756673?: 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.