What color is #75687B?

#75687B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75687B?

The RGB value is 117, 104, 123: 117 red, 104 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75687B?

The complementary color is #6E7B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75687B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75687B color

#75687B rgb(117, 104, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75687B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40.8% green and 48.2% blue (117, 104, 123).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#75687B color codes

HEX	`#75687B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 104, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.79, 8.95, -8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.79, 12.47, 315.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.861, 15.113, 20.817)`
Decimal	`7694459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75687B, 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 #75687B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75687B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #75687B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75687b; }
.text { color: #75687b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75687b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 104 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75687b, #7b6878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #75687B?: #75687B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75687B?: The RGB value is 117, 104, 123: 117 red, 104 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75687B?: The complementary color is #6E7B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75687B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.