What color is #756D5E?

#756D5E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756D5E?

The RGB value is 117, 109, 94: 117 red, 109 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756D5E?

The complementary color is #5E6675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756D5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756D5E color

#756D5E rgb(117, 109, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756D5E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 42.7% green and 36.9% blue (117, 109, 94).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#756D5E color codes

HEX	`#756D5E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 109, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 42.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.35, 0.4, 9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.35, 9.52, 87.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.825, 15.528, 12.804)`
Decimal	`7695710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756D5E, 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 #756D5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756D5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #756D5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756d5e; }
.text { color: #756d5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756d5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 109 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756d5e, #72755e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756D5E?: #756D5E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756D5E?: The RGB value is 117, 109, 94: 117 red, 109 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756D5E?: The complementary color is #5E6675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756D5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.