What color is #756878?

#756878 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756878?

The RGB value is 117, 104, 120: 117 red, 104 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756878?

The complementary color is #6B7868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756878?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756878 color

#756878 rgb(117, 104, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756878 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40.8% green and 47.1% blue (117, 104, 120).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#756878 color codes

HEX	`#756878`
RGB	`rgb(117, 104, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 13%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.69, 8.31, -7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.69, 10.89, 319.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.676, 15.039, 19.843)`
Decimal	`7694456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756878, 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 #756878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #756878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756878; }
.text { color: #756878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 104 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756878, #786873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #756878?: #756878 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756878?: The RGB value is 117, 104, 120: 117 red, 104 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756878?: The complementary color is #6B7868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756878?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.