What color is #75747E?

#75747E is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75747E?

The RGB value is 117, 116, 126: 117 red, 116 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75747E?

The complementary color is #7D7E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75747E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75747E color

#75747E rgb(117, 116, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75747E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.5% green and 49.4% blue (117, 116, 126).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 4% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#75747E color codes

HEX	`#75747E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 116, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 4%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 8%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.23, 2.46, -5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.23, 5.89, 294.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.347, 17.779, 22.252)`
Decimal	`7697534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75747E, 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 #75747E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75747E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #75747E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75747e; }
.text { color: #75747e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75747e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 116 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75747e, #7a747e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #75747E?: #75747E is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75747E?: The RGB value is 117, 116, 126: 117 red, 116 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75747E?: The complementary color is #7D7E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75747E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.