What color is #757178?

#757178 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757178?

The RGB value is 117, 113, 120: 117 red, 113 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757178?

The complementary color is #747871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757178?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757178 color

#757178 rgb(117, 113, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757178 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 44.3% green and 47.1% blue (117, 113, 120).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#757178 color codes

HEX	`#757178`
RGB	`rgb(117, 113, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 44.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 6%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.19, 2.96, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.19, 4.44, 311.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.631, 16.948, 20.161)`
Decimal	`7696760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757178, 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 #757178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #757178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757178; }
.text { color: #757178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 113 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757178, #787178); }

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Questions

What color is #757178?: #757178 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757178?: The RGB value is 117, 113, 120: 117 red, 113 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757178?: The complementary color is #747871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757178?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.