What color is #756F5D?

#756F5D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756F5D?

The RGB value is 117, 111, 93: 117 red, 111 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756F5D?

The complementary color is #5D6375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756F5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756F5D color

#756F5D rgb(117, 111, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756F5D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.5% green and 36.5% blue (117, 111, 93).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#756F5D color codes

HEX	`#756F5D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 111, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.9, -0.93, 10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.9, 10.92, 94.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.996, 15.941, 12.641)`
Decimal	`7696221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756F5D, 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 #756F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756F5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #756F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756f5d; }
.text { color: #756f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 111 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756f5d, #6f755d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #756F5D?: #756F5D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756F5D?: The RGB value is 117, 111, 93: 117 red, 111 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756F5D?: The complementary color is #5D6375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756F5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.