What color is #75746F?

#75746F is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75746F?

The RGB value is 117, 116, 111: 117 red, 116 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75746F?

The complementary color is #6F7075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75746F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75746F color

#75746F rgb(117, 116, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75746F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.5% green and 43.5% blue (117, 116, 111).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#75746F color codes

HEX	`#75746F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 116, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 5%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.79, -0.6, 2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.79, 2.96, 101.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.45, 17.42, 17.532)`
Decimal	`7697519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75746F, 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 #75746F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75746F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #75746F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75746f; }
.text { color: #75746f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75746f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 116 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75746f, #73756f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #75746F?: #75746F is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75746F?: The RGB value is 117, 116, 111: 117 red, 116 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75746F?: The complementary color is #6F7075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75746F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.