What color is #757471?

#757471 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757471?

The RGB value is 117, 116, 113: 117 red, 116 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757471?

The complementary color is #717275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757471?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757471 color

#757471 rgb(117, 116, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757471 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.5% green and 44.3% blue (117, 116, 113).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 2% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#757471 color codes

HEX	`#757471`
RGB	`rgb(117, 116, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 2%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 3%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.84, -0.21, 1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.84, 1.8, 96.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.562, 17.465, 18.118)`
Decimal	`7697521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757471, 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 #757471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #757471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757471; }
.text { color: #757471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 116 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757471, #747571); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #757471?: #757471 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757471?: The RGB value is 117, 116, 113: 117 red, 116 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757471?: The complementary color is #717275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757471?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.