What color is #75736B?

#75736B is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75736B?

The RGB value is 117, 115, 107: 117 red, 115 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75736B?

The complementary color is #6B6D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75736B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75736B color

#75736B rgb(117, 115, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75736B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.1% green and 42% blue (117, 115, 107).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#75736B color codes

HEX	`#75736B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 115, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.39, -0.78, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.39, 4.76, 99.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.12, 17.105, 16.359)`
Decimal	`7697259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75736B, 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 #75736B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75736B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #75736B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75736b; }
.text { color: #75736b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75736b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 115 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75736b, #72756b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #75736B?: #75736B is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75736B?: The RGB value is 117, 115, 107: 117 red, 115 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75736B?: The complementary color is #6B6D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75736B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.