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#757161 Color

#757161 is rgb(117, 113, 97) in RGB, hsl(48, 9%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Toad (#8B7D6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#757161
HEX#757161
RGBrgb(117, 113, 97)
HSLhsl(48, 9%, 42%)
HSVhsv(48, 17%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(54.7% 0.025 95.5)
LABlab(47.65% -0.59 9.51)
LCHlch(47.65% 9.52 93.58)

What #757161 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #757161, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#757161 Channel Values

How #757161 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 117 · G 113 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 9% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 17% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 17% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.89:1 vs white · 4.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #757161 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #757161

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #757161; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #757161

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #757161.

How #757161 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#757161
Protanopia#727261
Protanomaly#737161
Deuteranopia#727261
Deuteranomaly#737261
Tritanopia#776F6F
Tritanomaly#76706A
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #757161 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-757161: #757161;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #757161;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-757161': '#757161' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.443, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_757161">#757161</color>
SVG fillfill="#757161"

More Gray Colors

#757161 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#757161 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #757161?

#757161 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(117, 113, 97) in RGB and hsl(48, 9%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Toad (#8B7D6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.27.

What is the RGB value of #757161?

#757161 is rgb(117, 113, 97) — red 117, green 113, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #757161?

#757161 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #757161 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #757161 scores 4.89:1 against white and 4.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #757161 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #757161 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 10.06, which is visibly different.

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