What color is #756A61?

#756A61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756A61?

The RGB value is 117, 106, 97: 117 red, 106 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756A61?

The complementary color is #616C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756A61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756A61 color

#756A61 rgb(117, 106, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756A61 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 41.6% green and 38% blue (117, 106, 97).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#756A61 color codes

HEX	`#756A61`
RGB	`rgb(117, 106, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 41.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 17%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 17%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.57, 2.68, 6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.57, 7.14, 67.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.648, 14.953, 13.422)`
Decimal	`7694945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756A61, 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 #756A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #756A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756a61; }
.text { color: #756a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 106 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756a61, #757461); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756A61?: #756A61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756A61?: The RGB value is 117, 106, 97: 117 red, 106 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756A61?: The complementary color is #616C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756A61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.