What color is #756975?

#756975 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756975?

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

What is the complementary color of #756975?

The complementary color is #697569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756975?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756975 color

#756975 rgb(117, 105, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756975 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#756975 color codes

HEX	`#756975`
RGB	`rgb(117, 105, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 41.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 10%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.87, 7.08, -4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.87, 8.65, 324.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.598, 15.17, 18.932)`
Decimal	`7694709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756975, 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 #756975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #756975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756975; }
.text { color: #756975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 105 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756975, #75696f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #756975?: #756975 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756975?: The RGB value is 117, 105, 117: 117 red, 105 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756975?: The complementary color is #697569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756975?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.