What color is #756D84?

#756D84 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756D84?

The RGB value is 117, 109, 132: 117 red, 109 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756D84?

The complementary color is #7C846D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756D84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756D84 color

#756D84 rgb(117, 109, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756D84 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 42.7% green and 51.8% blue (117, 109, 132).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#756D84 color codes

HEX	`#756D84`
RGB	`rgb(117, 109, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 42.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.48, 7.94, -11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.48, 14, 304.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.969, 16.385, 24.094)`
Decimal	`7695748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756D84, 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 #756D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #756D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756d84; }
.text { color: #756d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 109 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756d84, #806d84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #756D84?: #756D84 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756D84?: The RGB value is 117, 109, 132: 117 red, 109 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756D84?: The complementary color is #7C846D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756D84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.