What color is #756F60?

#756F60 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756F60?

The RGB value is 117, 111, 96: 117 red, 111 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756F60?

The complementary color is #606675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756F60?

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.

#756F60 color

#756F60 rgb(117, 111, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756F60 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.5% green and 37.6% blue (117, 111, 96).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 18% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Archaeology (#6E6A5E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#756F60 color codes

HEX	`#756F60`
RGB	`rgb(117, 111, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 18%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 18%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.97, -0.43, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.97, 9.21, 92.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.132, 15.996, 13.354)`
Decimal	`7696224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756F60, 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 #756F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756F60 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 #756F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756f60; }
.text { color: #756f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 111 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756f60, #707560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #756F60?: #756F60 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756F60?: The RGB value is 117, 111, 96: 117 red, 111 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756F60?: The complementary color is #606675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756F60?: 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.