What color is #757492?

#757492 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757492?

The RGB value is 117, 116, 146: 117 red, 116 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757492?

The complementary color is #919274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757492?

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

#757492 color

#757492 rgb(117, 116, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #757492 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.5% green and 57.3% blue (117, 116, 146).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#757492 color codes

HEX	`#757492`
RGB	`rgb(117, 116, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 21%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.92, 7.04, -16.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.92, 17.59, 293.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.769, 18.348, 29.741)`
Decimal	`7697554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757492, 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 #757492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #757492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757492; }
.text { color: #757492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 116 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757492, #847492); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #757492?: #757492 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757492?: The RGB value is 117, 116, 146: 117 red, 116 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757492?: The complementary color is #919274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.