What color is #75707A?

#75707A is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75707A?

The RGB value is 117, 112, 122: 117 red, 112 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75707A?

The complementary color is #757A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75707A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75707A color

#75707A rgb(117, 112, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75707A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.9% green and 47.8% blue (117, 112, 122).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#75707A color codes

HEX	`#75707A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 112, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 8%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.98, 3.97, -4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.98, 6.25, 309.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.643, 16.775, 20.77)`
Decimal	`7696506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75707A, 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 #75707A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75707A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #75707A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75707a; }
.text { color: #75707a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75707a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 112 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75707a, #7a707a); }

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Questions

What color is #75707A?: #75707A is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75707A?: The RGB value is 117, 112, 122: 117 red, 112 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75707A?: The complementary color is #757A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75707A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.