What color is #75676C?

#75676C is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75676C?

The RGB value is 117, 103, 108: 117 red, 103 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75676C?

The complementary color is #677570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75676C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75676C color

#75676C rgb(117, 103, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75676C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40.4% green and 42.4% blue (117, 103, 108).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#75676C color codes

HEX	`#75676C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 103, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 12%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.03, 6.48, -0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.03, 6.53, 353.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.893, 14.565, 16.211)`
Decimal	`7694188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75676C, 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 #75676C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75676C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #75676C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75676c; }
.text { color: #75676c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75676c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 103 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75676c, #756967); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #75676C?: #75676C is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75676C?: The RGB value is 117, 103, 108: 117 red, 103 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75676C?: The complementary color is #677570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75676C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.