What color is #756869?

#756869 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756869?

The RGB value is 117, 104, 105: 117 red, 104 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756869?

The complementary color is #687574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756869?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756869 color

#756869 rgb(117, 104, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756869 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40.8% green and 41.2% blue (117, 104, 105).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#756869 color codes

HEX	`#756869`
RGB	`rgb(117, 104, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 11%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.22, 5.32, 1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.22, 5.48, 13.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.836, 14.703, 15.418)`
Decimal	`7694441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756869, 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 #756869	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756869 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #756869 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756869; }
.text { color: #756869; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756869; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 104 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756869, #756e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756869?: #756869 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756869?: The RGB value is 117, 104, 105: 117 red, 104 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756869?: The complementary color is #687574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756869?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.