What color is #756774?

#756774 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756774?

The RGB value is 117, 103, 116: 117 red, 103 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756774?

The complementary color is #677568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756774?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756774 color

#756774 rgb(117, 103, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756774 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40.4% green and 45.5% blue (117, 103, 116).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#756774 color codes

HEX	`#756774`
RGB	`rgb(117, 103, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 12%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.28, 8.08, -5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.28, 9.62, 327.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.338, 14.744, 18.557)`
Decimal	`7694196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756774, 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 #756774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #756774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756774; }
.text { color: #756774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 103 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756774, #75676d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756774?: #756774 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756774?: The RGB value is 117, 103, 116: 117 red, 103 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756774?: The complementary color is #677568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756774?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.