What color is #757480?

#757480 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757480?

The RGB value is 117, 116, 128: 117 red, 116 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757480?

The complementary color is #7F8074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757480?

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.

#757480 color

#757480 rgb(117, 116, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757480 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.5% green and 50.2% blue (117, 116, 128).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#757480 color codes

HEX	`#757480`
RGB	`rgb(117, 116, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.29, 2.9, -6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.29, 7.06, 294.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.477, 17.831, 22.939)`
Decimal	`7697536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757480, 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 #757480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757480 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 #757480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757480; }
.text { color: #757480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 116 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757480, #7b7480); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #757480?: #757480 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757480?: The RGB value is 117, 116, 128: 117 red, 116 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757480?: The complementary color is #7F8074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757480?: 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.