What color is #756A76?

#756A76 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756A76?

The RGB value is 117, 106, 118: 117 red, 106 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756A76?

The complementary color is #6B766A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756A76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756A76 color

#756A76 rgb(117, 106, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756A76 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 41.6% green and 46.3% blue (117, 106, 118).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#756A76 color codes

HEX	`#756A76`
RGB	`rgb(117, 106, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 41.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 10%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.17, 6.69, -5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.17, 8.42, 322.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.76, 15.398, 19.278)`
Decimal	`7694966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756A76, 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 #756A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #756A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756a76; }
.text { color: #756a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 106 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756a76, #766a71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #756A76?: #756A76 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756A76?: The RGB value is 117, 106, 118: 117 red, 106 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756A76?: The complementary color is #6B766A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756A76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.