What color is #756961?

#756961 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756961?

The RGB value is 117, 105, 97: 117 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756961?

The complementary color is #616D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756961?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756961 color

#756961 rgb(117, 105, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756961 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 41.2% green and 38% blue (117, 105, 97).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#756961 color codes

HEX	`#756961`
RGB	`rgb(117, 105, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 41.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 17%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.29, 3.27, 6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.29, 7.03, 62.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.545, 14.748, 13.387)`
Decimal	`7694689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756961, 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 #756961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #756961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756961; }
.text { color: #756961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 105 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756961, #757361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756961?: #756961 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756961?: The RGB value is 117, 105, 97: 117 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756961?: The complementary color is #616D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756961?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.