What color is #756965?

#756965 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756965?

The RGB value is 117, 105, 101: 117 red, 105 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756965?

The complementary color is #657175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756965?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756965 color

#756965 rgb(117, 105, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756965 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 41.2% green and 39.6% blue (117, 105, 101).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#756965 color codes

HEX	`#756965`
RGB	`rgb(117, 105, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 41.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 14%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.39, 3.98, 3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.39, 5.62, 44.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.737, 14.825, 14.395)`
Decimal	`7694693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756965, 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 #756965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #756965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756965; }
.text { color: #756965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 105 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756965, #757165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756965?: #756965 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756965?: The RGB value is 117, 105, 101: 117 red, 105 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756965?: The complementary color is #657175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756965?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.