What color is #757482?

#757482 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757482?

The RGB value is 117, 116, 130: 117 red, 116 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757482?

The complementary color is #818274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757482?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757482 color

#757482 rgb(117, 116, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757482 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.5% green and 51% blue (117, 116, 130).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#757482 color codes

HEX	`#757482`
RGB	`rgb(117, 116, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.36, 3.34, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.36, 8.23, 293.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.61, 17.884, 23.639)`
Decimal	`7697538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757482, 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 #757482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #757482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757482; }
.text { color: #757482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 116 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757482, #7c7482); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #757482?: #757482 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757482?: The RGB value is 117, 116, 130: 117 red, 116 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757482?: The complementary color is #818274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757482?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.