What color is #756B7C?

#756B7C is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756B7C?

The RGB value is 117, 107, 124: 117 red, 107 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756B7C?

The complementary color is #727C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756B7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756B7C color

#756B7C rgb(117, 107, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756B7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 42% green and 48.6% blue (117, 107, 124).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#756B7C color codes

HEX	`#756B7C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 107, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 42%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 14%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, 7.37, -8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 10.87, 312.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.231, 15.753, 21.25)`
Decimal	`7695228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756B7C, 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 #756B7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756B7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #756B7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756b7c; }
.text { color: #756b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756b7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 107 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756b7c, #7c6b7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #756B7C?: #756B7C is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756B7C?: The RGB value is 117, 107, 124: 117 red, 107 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756B7C?: The complementary color is #727C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756B7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.