What color is #756D6D?

#756D6D is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756D6D?

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

What is the complementary color of #756D6D?

The complementary color is #6D7575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756D6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756D6D color

#756D6D rgb(117, 109, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756D6D is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#756D6D color codes

HEX	`#756D6D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 109, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 42.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 7%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.74, 3.11, 1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.74, 3.31, 19.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.565, 15.823, 16.699)`
Decimal	`7695725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756D6D, 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 #756D6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756D6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #756D6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756d6d; }
.text { color: #756d6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756d6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 109 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756d6d, #75716d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #756D6D?: #756D6D is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756D6D?: The RGB value is 117, 109, 109: 117 red, 109 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756D6D?: The complementary color is #6D7575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756D6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.