What color is #757074?

#757074 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757074?

The RGB value is 117, 112, 116: 117 red, 112 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757074?

The complementary color is #707571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757074 color

#757074 rgb(117, 112, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757074 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.9% green and 45.5% blue (117, 112, 116).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 2% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Paris Paving (#737274), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#757074 color codes

HEX	`#757074`
RGB	`rgb(117, 112, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 2%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 4%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.79, 2.73, -1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.79, 3.12, 330.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.282, 16.631, 18.872)`
Decimal	`7696500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757074, 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 #757074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #757074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757074; }
.text { color: #757074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 112 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757074, #757072); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #757074?: #757074 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757074?: The RGB value is 117, 112, 116: 117 red, 112 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757074?: The complementary color is #707571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.