#756D75

Accessibility

5:1

Vs white / black

5:1 · 4.2:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#756d75

RGB

rgb(117, 109, 117)

RGBA

rgba(117, 109, 117, 1)

HSL

hsl(300, 4%, 44%)

HSLA

hsla(300, 4%, 44%, 1)

HSV

hsv(300, 7%, 46%)

LAB

lab(46.98% 4.7 -3.32)

LCH

lch(46.98% 5.75 324.76)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5447 0.0129 -0.0088)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5447 0.0156 325.7)

XYZ

xyz(16.02, 16.00, 19.07)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 54%)

CSS

color: #756d75;

CSS variable

--color-756d75: #756d75;

SCSS

$color-756d75: #756d75;

JavaScript

const color = "#756d75";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#756d75";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#756d75" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#756d75", "rgb": { "r": 117, "g": 109, "b": 117 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5447 0.0156 325.7)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#756d75-1: #756d75;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.1 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 7.07 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 7 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 9.44 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fdf1fd 100efe4ef 200dbd0db 300c5bac5 400a89da8 5008d828d 600766c77 700605660 80049404a 900342c35 950201720

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f4f3f4 e8e7e8 dddbdd d1ced1 c6c2c6 bab6ba afaaaf a39ea3 989298 8c858c 817981 756d75 6b646b 625b62 585258 4e494e 444044 3b373b 312d31 272427 1d1b1d 131213 0a090a

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f4f3f4 e8e7e8 dddbdd d1ced1 c6c2c6 bab6ba afaaaf a39ea3 989298 8c858c 817981

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

6b646b 625b62 585258 4e494e 444044 3b373b 312d31 272427 1d1b1d 131213 0a090a

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

766f76 777077 787278 797379 7a757a 7b777b 7b787b 7c7a7c 7d7b7d 7e7d7e 7f7e7f

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#756D75Stop 1 #6C756CStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#706C75Stop 1 #756D75Stop 2 #756C70Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#756D75Stop 1 #75756CStop 2 #6C7575Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#756D75Stop 1 #70756CStop 2 #6C7570Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#353135Stop 1 #5D565DStop 2 #857A85Stop 3 #A9A2A9Stop 4 #CECACEStop 5

Using this color

Where #756d75 works

#756D75 (#756d75) sits in the grey family at about 300° hue, 4% saturation, and 44% lightness. Contrast is 5:1 on white and 4.2:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #756d75 is 4.2:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Fill Tertiary#787880 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Material Grey 600#757575 DimGray#696969 Tailwind stone 500#78716C Web Safe #666666#666666 Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Material Grey 700#616161 Material You Secondary#625B71 Gray#808080 Bootstrap secondary#6C757D