What color is #757367?

#757367 is a gray, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757367?

The RGB value is 117, 115, 103: 117 red, 115 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757367?

The complementary color is #676975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757367?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757367 color

#757367 rgb(117, 115, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757367 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.1% green and 40.4% blue (117, 115, 103).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#757367 color codes

HEX	`#757367`
RGB	`rgb(117, 115, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 12%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.29, -1.52, 6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.29, 7.08, 102.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.915, 17.023, 15.277)`
Decimal	`7697255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757367, 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 #757367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757367 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #757367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757367; }
.text { color: #757367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 115 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757367, #707567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #757367?: #757367 is a gray, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757367?: The RGB value is 117, 115, 103: 117 red, 115 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757367?: The complementary color is #676975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757367?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.