What color is #756F78?

#756F78 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756F78?

The RGB value is 117, 111, 120: 117 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756F78?

The complementary color is #72786F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756F78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756F78 color

#756F78 rgb(117, 111, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #756F78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.5% green and 47.1% blue (117, 111, 120).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#756F78 color codes

HEX	`#756F78`
RGB	`rgb(117, 111, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 7%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.63, 4.14, -4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.63, 5.86, 314.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.41, 16.507, 20.087)`
Decimal	`7696248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756F78, 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 #756F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #756F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756f78; }
.text { color: #756f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 111 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756f78, #786f77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #756F78?: #756F78 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756F78?: The RGB value is 117, 111, 120: 117 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756F78?: The complementary color is #72786F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756F78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.