What color is #75726A?

#75726A is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75726A?

The RGB value is 117, 114, 106: 117 red, 114 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75726A?

The complementary color is #6A6D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75726A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75726A color

#75726A rgb(117, 114, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75726A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 44.7% green and 41.6% blue (117, 114, 106).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#75726A color codes

HEX	`#75726A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 114, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 44.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.08, -0.39, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.08, 4.86, 94.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.955, 16.857, 16.046)`
Decimal	`7697002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75726A, 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 #75726A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75726A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #75726A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75726a; }
.text { color: #75726a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75726a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 114 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75726a, #72756a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #75726A?: #75726A is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75726A?: The RGB value is 117, 114, 106: 117 red, 114 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75726A?: The complementary color is #6A6D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75726A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.