What color is #756B58?

#756B58 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756B58?

The RGB value is 117, 107, 88: 117 red, 107 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756B58?

The complementary color is #586275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756B58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756B58 color

#756B58 rgb(117, 107, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756B58 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 42% green and 34.5% blue (117, 107, 88).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 25% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#756B58 color codes

HEX	`#756B58`
RGB	`rgb(117, 107, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 42%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 25%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.64, 0.6, 12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.64, 12.1, 87.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.355, 15.002, 11.37)`
Decimal	`7695192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756B58, 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 #756B58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756B58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #756B58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756b58; }
.text { color: #756b58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756b58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 107 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756b58, #717558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756B58?: #756B58 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756B58?: The RGB value is 117, 107, 88: 117 red, 107 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756B58?: The complementary color is #586275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756B58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.