#756F7D

Accessibility

4.85:1

Vs white / black

4.85:1 · 4.33:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#756f7d

RGB

rgb(117, 111, 125)

RGBA

rgba(117, 111, 125, 1)

HSL

hsl(266, 6%, 46%)

HSLA

hsla(266, 6%, 46%, 1)

HSV

hsv(266, 11%, 49%)

LAB

lab(47.79% 5.2 -6.89)

LCH

lch(47.79% 8.63 307.04)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5519 0.0129 -0.0185)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5519 0.0226 304.89)

XYZ

xyz(16.72, 16.63, 21.73)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 51%)

CSS

color: #756f7d;

CSS variable

--color-756f7d: #756f7d;

SCSS

$color-756f7d: #756f7d;

JavaScript

const color = "#756f7d";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#756f7d";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#756f7d" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#756f7d", "rgb": { "r": 117, "g": 111, "b": 125 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5519 0.0226 304.89)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#756f7d-1: #756f7d;
}

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 4.14 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 9.04 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 8.55 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 9.38 · #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.

50f8f2ff 100ebe5f3 200d7d1df 300c0bbc8 400a59ead 500898391 600736d7a 7005c5763 80046414d 900312d37 9501d1822

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f4f3f4 e8e7e9 dddbdf d1cfd4 c6c3c9 bab7be afabb3 a39fa8 98939e 8c8793 817b88 756f7d 6b6673 625d68 58535e 4e4a53 444149 3b383f 312e34 27252a 1d1c1f 131215 0a090a

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f4f3f4 e8e7e9 dddbdf d1cfd4 c6c3c9 bab7be afabb3 a39fa8 98939e 8c8793 817b88

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

6b6673 625d68 58535e 4e4a53 444149 3b383f 312e34 27252a 1d1c1f 131215 0a090a

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

76707d 77727e 78737e 79757e 7a767e 7b787f 7b797f 7c7a7f 7d7c7f 7e7d80 7f7f80

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#756F7DStop 1 #767C6EStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#6E6F7CStop 1 #756F7DStop 2 #7B6E7CStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#756F7DStop 1 #7C746EStop 2 #6E7C74Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#756F7DStop 1 #7C7B6EStop 2 #6F7C6EStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#333036Stop 1 #59545FStop 2 #7E7887Stop 3 #A5A0ABStop 4 #CCC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #756f7d works

#756F7D (#756f7d) sits in the grey family at about 266° hue, 6% saturation, and 46% lightness. Contrast is 4.85:1 on white and 4.33:1 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, #756f7d is 4.33:1. 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 gray 500#6B7280 Material You Secondary#625B71 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Material Grey 600#757575 DimGray#696969 Bootstrap secondary#6C757D Web Safe #666666#666666 Tailwind stone 500#78716C Tailwind slate 500#64748B Gray#808080