What color is #75767A?

#75767A is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75767A?

The RGB value is 117, 118, 122: 117 red, 118 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75767A?

The complementary color is #7A7975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75767A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75767A color

#75767A rgb(117, 118, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75767A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 46.3% green and 47.8% blue (117, 118, 122).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 2% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#75767A color codes

HEX	`#75767A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 118, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 46.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 2%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 4%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.67, 0.45, -2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.67, 2.37, 280.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.327, 18.144, 20.998)`
Decimal	`7698042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75767A, 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 #75767A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75767A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #75767A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75767a; }
.text { color: #75767a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75767a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 118 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75767a, #76757a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #75767A?: #75767A is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75767A?: The RGB value is 117, 118, 122: 117 red, 118 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75767A?: The complementary color is #7A7975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75767A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.