What color is #756F6B?

#756F6B is a gray known as Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756F6B?

The RGB value is 117, 111, 107: 117 red, 111 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756F6B?

The complementary color is #6B7175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756F6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756F6B color

#756F6B rgb(117, 111, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756F6B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.5% green and 42% blue (117, 111, 107).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 54% black.

This exact color is also called Anchovy.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#756F6B color codes

HEX	`#756F6B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 111, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.25, 1.55, 3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.25, 3.43, 63.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.674, 16.212, 16.211)`
Decimal	`7696235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756F6B, 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 #756F6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756F6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #756F6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756f6b; }
.text { color: #756f6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756f6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 111 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756f6b, #75746b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #756F6B?: #756F6B is a gray known as Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756F6B?: The RGB value is 117, 111, 107: 117 red, 111 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756F6B?: The complementary color is #6B7175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756F6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.