What color is #757077?

#757077 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757077?

The RGB value is 117, 112, 119: 117 red, 112 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757077?

The complementary color is #727770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757077?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757077 color

#757077 rgb(117, 112, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757077 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.9% green and 46.7% blue (117, 112, 119).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#757077 color codes

HEX	`#757077`
RGB	`rgb(117, 112, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 6%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.88, 3.34, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.88, 4.61, 316.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.46, 16.702, 19.806)`
Decimal	`7696503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757077, 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 #757077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #757077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757077; }
.text { color: #757077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 112 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757077, #777076); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #757077?: #757077 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757077?: The RGB value is 117, 112, 119: 117 red, 112 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757077?: The complementary color is #727770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757077?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.