HEX Color #756D75 (Dimgray)

About #756D75

The precise color #756D75 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Dimgray. Its digital footprint relies on 117 parts red, 109 parts green, and 117 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 7% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#756D75

RGB117, 109, 117

HSL300.0°, 3.5%, 44.3%

CMYK0%, 7%, 0%, 54%

HSV300.0°, 6.8%, 45.9%

LAB47.0, 4.7, -3.3

XYZ16.0, 16.0, 19.1

Decimal7695733

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#756D75 #6D756D

Analogous

#716D75 #756D71

Triadic

#75756D #6D7575

Tetradic

#75716D #6D756D #6D7175

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#756D75

#847D84

#938D93

#A39DA3

#B2ADB2

#C1BEC1

#D1CED1

#E0DEE0

#EFEEEF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#756D75

#686068

#5B545B

#4E484E

#413C41

#343034

#272427

#1A181A

#0D0C0D

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.00:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.20:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.78:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.57:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #756D75; }

.text-color { color: #756D75; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #756D75; }

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