What color is #757389?

#757389 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757389?

The RGB value is 117, 115, 137: 117 red, 115 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757389?

The complementary color is #878973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757389?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757389 color

#757389 rgb(117, 115, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757389 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.1% green and 53.7% blue (117, 115, 137).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#757389 color codes

HEX	`#757389`
RGB	`rgb(117, 115, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 16%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.31, 5.51, -11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.31, 12.96, 295.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.981, 17.849, 26.16)`
Decimal	`7697289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757389, 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 #757389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #757389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757389; }
.text { color: #757389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 115 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757389, #807389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #757389?: #757389 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757389?: The RGB value is 117, 115, 137: 117 red, 115 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757389?: The complementary color is #878973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757389?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.