What color is #756B6E?

#756B6E is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756B6E?

The RGB value is 117, 107, 110: 117 red, 107 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756B6E?

The complementary color is #6B7572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756B6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756B6E color

#756B6E rgb(117, 107, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756B6E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 42% green and 43.1% blue (117, 107, 110).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#756B6E color codes

HEX	`#756B6E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 107, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 42%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.21, 4.49, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.21, 4.5, 356.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.408, 15.423, 16.914)`
Decimal	`7695214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756B6E, 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 #756B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756B6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #756B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756b6e; }
.text { color: #756b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 107 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756b6e, #756d6b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #756B6E?: #756B6E is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756B6E?: The RGB value is 117, 107, 110: 117 red, 107 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756B6E?: The complementary color is #6B7572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756B6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.