What color is #75737E?

#75737E is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75737E?

The RGB value is 117, 115, 126: 117 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75737E?

The complementary color is #7C7E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75737E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75737E color

#75737E rgb(117, 115, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75737E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.1% green and 49.4% blue (117, 115, 126).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#75737E color codes

HEX	`#75737E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 115, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 9%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.95, 3.05, -5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.95, 6.52, 297.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.232, 17.55, 22.214)`
Decimal	`7697278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75737E, 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 #75737E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75737E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	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 #75737E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75737e; }
.text { color: #75737e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75737e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 115 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75737e, #7a737e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #75737E?: #75737E is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75737E?: The RGB value is 117, 115, 126: 117 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75737E?: The complementary color is #7C7E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75737E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.