Information about #756C56 color

#756C56 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #756C56 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(117, 108, 86) — 45.9% red, 42.4% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 12 / 54. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#756C56 presents itself as a softly toned amber-leaning orange — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Peat (#716B56). Slightly further away sit Socrates (#716D59) and Dimension (#717056).

The recipe behind #756C56 is rgb(117, 108, 86), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #756C56 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#756C56 color variations

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

#756C56 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 #756C56

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

Peat color link
Peat

#716B56

Socrates color link
Socrates

#716D59

Dimension color link
Dimension

#717056

Equilibrium color link
Equilibrium

#776E5B

Beaten Track color link
Beaten Track

#726756

Pine Cone color link
Pine Cone

#756556

Pastel Taupe color link
Pastel Taupe

#75655A

Beige Grey color link
Beige Grey

#756A5E

Crocodile color link
Crocodile

#706950

yamato color link
yamato

#746F4E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#756C56
  • RGB117, 108, 86
  • CMYK0, 4, 12, 54
  • CSSrgb(117, 108, 86)
  • HSL43°, 15%, 40%
  • HSL Precise42.581°, 15.271%, 39.804%
  • HSV43°, 26%, 46%
  • HSB43°, 26%, 46%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.459, 0.424, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.459, 0.424, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.459, 0.424, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID756C56
  • DECIMAL ID7695446
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01