#756261#756261

#756261 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.025 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#756261
RGB	rgb(117, 98, 97)
HSL	hsl(3, 9%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(3, 17%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.2%, 17.1%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.33, 7.44, 3.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.33, 8.19, 24.62°)
OKLab	oklab(51.43% 0.0229 0.0091)
OKLCH	oklch(51.43% 0.025 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.8614, 13.3808, 13.1595)
Luminance	0.1338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#756261 #617475

analogous

#75616A #756261 #756C61

triadic

#756261 #617562 #626175

tetradic

#756261 #6A7561 #617475 #6C6175

square

#756261 #6A7561 #617475 #6C6175

split-complementary

#756261 #61756C #616A75

monochromatic

#322A2A #544645 #756261 #95807F #B0A1A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#756261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#756261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #756261

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##756261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##756261	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656461

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6861

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796062

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #756261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(117, 98, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.025 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d8e8d',
    500: '#756261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #756261;
$custom-light: #9d8e8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#756261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 117,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3,
    "s": 9.346,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5143,
    "c": 0.02464,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#756261

secondary

#929FA0

accent

#AFB275

background

#F9F8F8

surface

#F2F0F0

border

#CCCBCB

text

#0E0C0C

muted

#7E7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #756261

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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