What color is #756E66?

#756E66 is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756E66?

The RGB value is 117, 110, 102: 117 red, 110 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756E66?

The complementary color is #666D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756E66 color

#756E66 rgb(117, 110, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756E66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.1% green and 40% blue (117, 110, 102).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Anchovy (#756F6B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#756E66 color codes

HEX	`#756E66`
RGB	`rgb(117, 110, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 13%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.83, 1.21, 5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.83, 5.57, 77.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.31, 15.893, 14.829)`
Decimal	`7695974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756E66, 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 #756E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #756E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756e66; }
.text { color: #756e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 110 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756e66, #757566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756E66?: #756E66 is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756E66?: The RGB value is 117, 110, 102: 117 red, 110 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756E66?: The complementary color is #666D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.