What color is #756771?

#756771 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756771?

The RGB value is 117, 103, 113: 117 red, 103 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756771?

The complementary color is #67756B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756771?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756771 color

#756771 rgb(117, 103, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756771 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40.4% green and 44.3% blue (117, 103, 113).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#756771 color codes

HEX	`#756771`
RGB	`rgb(117, 103, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 12%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.19, 7.47, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.19, 8.27, 334.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.167, 14.675, 17.653)`
Decimal	`7694193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756771, 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 #756771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #756771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756771; }
.text { color: #756771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 103 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756771, #75676a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756771?: #756771 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756771?: The RGB value is 117, 103, 113: 117 red, 103 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756771?: The complementary color is #67756B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756771?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.