What color is #756E72?

#756E72 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756E72?

The RGB value is 117, 110, 114: 117 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756E72?

The complementary color is #6E7571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756E72 color

#756E72 rgb(117, 110, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756E72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.1% green and 44.7% blue (117, 110, 114).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#756E72 color codes

HEX	`#756E72`
RGB	`rgb(117, 110, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 6%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.17, 3.5, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.17, 3.72, 340.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.949, 16.149, 18.193)`
Decimal	`7695986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756E72, 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 #756E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #756E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756e72; }
.text { color: #756e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 110 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756e72, #756e6f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #756E72?: #756E72 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756E72?: The RGB value is 117, 110, 114: 117 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756E72?: The complementary color is #6E7571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.