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#757263

Gray · medium warm gray

About #757263

With the hex code #757263, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 46% red, 45% green and 39% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 54% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Gray — a ΔE of 10.6 — followed by Mocha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #636675, a slate gray shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.83:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.83:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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HSV / HSB
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CSS
Red117
Green114
Blue99

Closest named colours

Gray
#808080 · ΔE 10.6
Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 12.5
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #757263

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gray #757263.
4.83:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gray #757263.
4.34:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #757263 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#757263
Protanopia (no red cones)
#757162
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#767263
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#78706E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #757263?

With the hex code #757263, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 46% red, 45% green and 39% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 54% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #757263?

Use white text. White on #757263 has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #757263?

Its complementary colour is #636675, and analogous partners are #756963 and #6F7563.