What color is #756B83?

#756B83 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756B83?

The RGB value is 117, 107, 131: 117 red, 107 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756B83?

The complementary color is #79836B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756B83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756B83 color

#756B83 rgb(117, 107, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756B83 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 42% green and 51.4% blue (117, 107, 131).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#756B83 color codes

HEX	`#756B83`
RGB	`rgb(117, 107, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 42%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 18%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.89, 8.91, -11.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.89, 14.8, 307.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.69, 15.936, 23.665)`
Decimal	`7695235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756B83, 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 #756B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #756B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756b83; }
.text { color: #756b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 107 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756b83, #816b83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #756B83?: #756B83 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756B83?: The RGB value is 117, 107, 131: 117 red, 107 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756B83?: The complementary color is #79836B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756B83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.