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#756367

Umber · medium neutral

About #756367

#756367 is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 46% red, 39% green and 40% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 54% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 11.6), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #637571 (gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.62:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.62:1).

Colour codes

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Red117
Green99
Blue103

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 11.6
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 12.6
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 13.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #756367

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #756367.
5.62:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #756367.
3.74:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #756367 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#756367
Protanopia (no red cones)
#656667
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#696967
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#796264

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #756367?

#756367 is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 46% red, 39% green and 40% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 54% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #756367?

Use white text. White on #756367 has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #756367?

Its complementary colour is #637571, and analogous partners are #756370 and #756863.