Information about #756A7A color

#756A7A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#756A7A falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(117, 106, 122) — 45.9% red, 41.6% green, 47.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 6 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #756A7A reads as a softly muted neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mamba (#766D7C). Slightly further away sit Old Lavender (#796878) and Labyrinth (#786A7F).

The recipe behind #756A7A is rgb(117, 106, 122), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #756A7A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#756A7A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#756A7A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #756A7A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

Old Lavender color link
Old Lavender

#796878

Labyrinth color link
Labyrinth

#786A7F

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Innuendo color link
Innuendo

#77696F

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Sonic Silver color link
Sonic Silver

#757575

Empress color link
Empress

#7C7173

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#756A7A
  • RGB117, 106, 122
  • CMYK2, 6, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(117, 106, 122)
  • HSL281°, 7%, 45%
  • HSL Precise281.25°, 7.018%, 44.706%
  • HSV281°, 13%, 48%
  • HSB281°, 13%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.459, 0.416, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.459, 0.416, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.459, 0.416, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID756A7A
  • DECIMAL ID7694970
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01