What color is #756A6B?

#756A6B is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756A6B?

The RGB value is 117, 106, 107: 117 red, 106 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756A6B?

The complementary color is #6A7574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756A6B?

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.

#756A6B color

#756A6B rgb(117, 106, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756A6B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 41.6% green and 42% blue (117, 106, 107).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#756A6B color codes

HEX	`#756A6B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 106, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 41.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.84, 4.5, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.84, 4.62, 12.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.144, 15.152, 16.034)`
Decimal	`7694955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756A6B, 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 #756A6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756A6B 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 #756A6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756a6b; }
.text { color: #756a6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756a6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 106 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756a6b, #756f6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #756A6B?: #756A6B is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756A6B?: The RGB value is 117, 106, 107: 117 red, 106 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756A6B?: The complementary color is #6A7574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756A6B?: 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.