What color is #757374?

#757374 is a gray known as Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bank Vault?

The RGB value is 117, 115, 116: 117 red, 115 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bank Vault?

The complementary color is #737574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757374?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bank Vault color: hex code #757374

#757374 rgb(117, 115, 116)

Shades of gray

Bank Vault has the hex code #757374. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.1% green and 45.5% blue (117, 115, 116).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 1% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 54% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

Bank Vault (#757374) color codes

HEX	`#757374`
RGB	`rgb(117, 115, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 1%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 2%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.64, 0.96, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.64, 1, 343.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.619, 17.304, 18.984)`
Decimal	`7697268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bank Vault, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #757374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #757374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757374; }
.text { color: #757374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 115 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757374, #757373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #757374 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #757374?: #757374 is a gray known as Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bank Vault?: The RGB value is 117, 115, 116: 117 red, 115 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bank Vault?: The complementary color is #737574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757374?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.