What color is #756860?

#756860 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756860?

The RGB value is 117, 104, 96: 117 red, 104 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756860?

The complementary color is #606D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756860?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756860 color

#756860 rgb(117, 104, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756860 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40.8% green and 37.6% blue (117, 104, 96).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#756860 color codes

HEX	`#756860`
RGB	`rgb(117, 104, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 18%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.98, 3.69, 6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.98, 7.37, 59.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.398, 14.527, 13.11)`
Decimal	`7694432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756860, 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 #756860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #756860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756860; }
.text { color: #756860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 104 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756860, #757360); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756860?: #756860 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756860?: The RGB value is 117, 104, 96: 117 red, 104 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756860?: The complementary color is #606D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756860?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.