What color is #756853?

#756853 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756853?

The RGB value is 117, 104, 83: 117 red, 104 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756853?

The complementary color is #536075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756853?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756853 color

#756853 rgb(117, 104, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #756853 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40.8% green and 32.5% blue (117, 104, 83).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 29% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#756853 color codes

HEX	`#756853`
RGB	`rgb(117, 104, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 29%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 29%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.67, 1.59, 13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.67, 13.82, 83.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.848, 14.307, 10.214)`
Decimal	`7694419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756853, 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 #756853	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756853 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #756853 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756853; }
.text { color: #756853; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756853; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 104 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756853, #717553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #756853?: #756853 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756853?: The RGB value is 117, 104, 83: 117 red, 104 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756853?: The complementary color is #536075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756853?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.