What color is #75695F?

#75695F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75695F?

The RGB value is 117, 105, 95: 117 red, 105 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75695F?

The complementary color is #5F6B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75695F?

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.

#75695F color

#75695F rgb(117, 105, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75695F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 41.2% green and 37.3% blue (117, 105, 95).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#75695F color codes

HEX	`#75695F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 105, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 41.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 19%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.24, 2.93, 7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.24, 7.91, 68.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.453, 14.712, 12.903)`
Decimal	`7694687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75695F, 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 #75695F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75695F 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 #75695F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75695f; }
.text { color: #75695f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75695f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 105 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75695f, #75745f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #75695F?: #75695F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75695F?: The RGB value is 117, 105, 95: 117 red, 105 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75695F?: The complementary color is #5F6B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75695F?: 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.