What color is #757470?

#757470 is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757470?

The RGB value is 117, 116, 112: 117 red, 116 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757470?

The complementary color is #707175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757470?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757470 color

#757470 rgb(117, 116, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757470 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.5% green and 43.9% blue (117, 116, 112).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 2% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Gauntlet Gray (#78736E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#757470 color codes

HEX	`#757470`
RGB	`rgb(117, 116, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 2%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 4%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.81, -0.41, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.81, 2.38, 99.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.506, 17.443, 17.823)`
Decimal	`7697520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757470, 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 #757470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #757470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757470; }
.text { color: #757470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 116 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757470, #747570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #757470?: #757470 is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757470?: The RGB value is 117, 116, 112: 117 red, 116 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757470?: The complementary color is #707175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757470?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.