What color is #756761?

#756761 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756761?

The RGB value is 117, 103, 97: 117 red, 103 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756761?

The complementary color is #616F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756761?

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.

#756761 color

#756761 rgb(117, 103, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756761 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40.4% green and 38% blue (117, 103, 97).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#756761 color codes

HEX	`#756761`
RGB	`rgb(117, 103, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 17%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 17%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.72, 4.46, 5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.72, 7.01, 50.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.344, 14.346, 13.32)`
Decimal	`7694177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756761, 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 #756761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756761 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 #756761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756761; }
.text { color: #756761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 103 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756761, #757161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756761?: #756761 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756761?: The RGB value is 117, 103, 97: 117 red, 103 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756761?: The complementary color is #616F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756761?: 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.