What color is #756E6B?

#756E6B is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756E6B?

The RGB value is 117, 110, 107: 117 red, 110 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756E6B?

The complementary color is #6B7275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756E6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756E6B color

#756E6B rgb(117, 110, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756E6B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.1% green and 42% blue (117, 110, 107).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Anchovy (#756F6B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#756E6B color codes

HEX	`#756E6B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 110, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.97, 2.14, 2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.97, 3.4, 51.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.566, 15.995, 16.175)`
Decimal	`7695979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756E6B, 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 #756E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #756E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756e6b; }
.text { color: #756e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 110 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756e6b, #75736b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #756E6B?: #756E6B is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756E6B?: The RGB value is 117, 110, 107: 117 red, 110 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756E6B?: The complementary color is #6B7275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756E6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.