What color is #756F88?

#756F88 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756F88?

The RGB value is 117, 111, 136: 117 red, 111 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756F88?

The complementary color is #82886F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756F88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756F88 color

#756F88 rgb(117, 111, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #756F88 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.5% green and 53.3% blue (117, 111, 136).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#756F88 color codes

HEX	`#756F88`
RGB	`rgb(117, 111, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.17, 7.66, -12.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.17, 14.97, 300.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.464, 16.928, 25.635)`
Decimal	`7696264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756F88, 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 #756F88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756F88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #756F88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756f88; }
.text { color: #756f88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756f88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 111 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756f88, #826f88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #756F88?: #756F88 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756F88?: The RGB value is 117, 111, 136: 117 red, 111 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756F88?: The complementary color is #82886F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756F88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.