What color is #756760?

#756760 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756760?

The RGB value is 117, 103, 96: 117 red, 103 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756760?

The complementary color is #606E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756760?

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.

#756760 color

#756760 rgb(117, 103, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756760 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40.4% green and 37.6% blue (117, 103, 96).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#756760 color codes

HEX	`#756760`
RGB	`rgb(117, 103, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 18%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 18%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.7, 4.28, 5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.7, 7.35, 54.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.298, 14.327, 13.076)`
Decimal	`7694176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756760, 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 #756760	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756760 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 #756760 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756760; }
.text { color: #756760; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756760; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 103 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756760, #757260); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756760?: #756760 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756760?: The RGB value is 117, 103, 96: 117 red, 103 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756760?: The complementary color is #606E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756760?: 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.