#756F6BAnchovy (#756F6B) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 56°, lightness 0.55 and chroma 0.01. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #756F6B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(117, 111, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 4%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 9%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 54%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(47.3 1.6 3.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.546 0.010 56) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Anchovy shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#796c63 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#796f69 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#756f6b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#75706d — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Anchovy in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.95:1 and against black 4.24:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#cac5c1 · #a39e9a · #756f6b · #5b5551 · #393431 · #1a1614
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a3926b · #9b7c55 · #756f6b · #815141 · #6e403d · #593139
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b1b179 · #909076 · #756f6b · #6f4b30 · #513118 · #222208
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ead0bf · #7bb2d3 · #756f6b · #5b4e46 · #452f1f · #23160e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f8 · #928982 · #756f6b · #53585b · #2a211b · #000102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f4f1ef · #cdcac8 · #756f6b · #2c2825 · #0b0705 · #f19042
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e4f5ff · #6791ab · #756f6b · #275d7b · #00273b · #110300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4f5ff · #5d969d · #756f6b · #435581 · #002a2e · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f1 · #63978a · #756f6b · #5b4e7c · #271c3e · #000302
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e9 · #749575 · #756f6b · #275d7b · #331734 · #00040c
#8c8784 · #a39f9c · #bab7b5 · #d1cfce · #e8e7e6
#625d59 · #4e4a47 · #3b3836 · #272524 · #141312
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.