What color is #75718F?

#75718F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75718F?

The RGB value is 117, 113, 143: 117 red, 113 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75718F?

The complementary color is #8B8F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75718F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75718F color

#75718F rgb(117, 113, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #75718F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 44.3% green and 56.1% blue (117, 113, 143).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#75718F color codes

HEX	`#75718F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 113, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 44.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 21%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.98, 8.11, -15.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.98, 17.74, 297.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.198, 17.575, 28.415)`
Decimal	`7696783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75718F, 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 #75718F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75718F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #75718F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75718f; }
.text { color: #75718f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75718f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 113 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75718f, #84718f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #75718F?: #75718F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75718F?: The RGB value is 117, 113, 143: 117 red, 113 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75718F?: The complementary color is #8B8F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75718F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.