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#75786D Color

#75786D is rgb(117, 120, 109) in RGB, hsl(76, 5%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nickel (#727472), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75786D
HEX#75786D
RGBrgb(117, 120, 109)
HSLhsl(76, 5%, 45%)
HSVhsv(76, 9%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.017 119.4)
LABlab(49.92% -2.79 5.65)
LCHlch(49.92% 6.30 116.23)

What #75786D 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 #75786D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#75786D Channel Values

How #75786D 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 120 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 5% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 9% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.5:1 vs white · 4.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75786D 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 text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #75786D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75786D; 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 #75786D

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 #75786D.

How #75786D 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#75786D
Protanopia#77776D
Protanomaly#77786D
Deuteranopia#77776D
Deuteranomaly#76776D
Tritanopia#767777
Tritanomaly#767773
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75786D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75786d: #75786D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75786D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75786d': '#75786D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.471, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_75786d">#75786D</color>
SVG fillfill="#75786D"

More Gray Colors

#75786D sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#75786D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75786D?

#75786D is a mid-tone gray — rgb(117, 120, 109) in RGB and hsl(76, 5%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nickel (#727472), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.28.

What is the RGB value of #75786D?

#75786D is rgb(117, 120, 109) — red 117, green 120, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75786D?

#75786D converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75786D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75786D scores 4.5:1 against white and 4.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75786D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75786D 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 gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 7.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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