What color is #756D79?

#756D79 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756D79?

The RGB value is 117, 109, 121: 117 red, 109 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756D79?

The complementary color is #71796D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756D79 color

#756D79 rgb(117, 109, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756D79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 42.7% green and 47.5% blue (117, 109, 121).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#756D79 color codes

HEX	`#756D79`
RGB	`rgb(117, 109, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 42.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 10%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.11, 5.53, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.11, 7.82, 315.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.255, 16.1, 20.337)`
Decimal	`7695737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756D79, 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 #756D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #756D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756d79; }
.text { color: #756d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 109 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756d79, #796d77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #756D79?: #756D79 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756D79?: The RGB value is 117, 109, 121: 117 red, 109 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756D79?: The complementary color is #71796D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.