What color is #75767D?

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

What is the RGB value of #75767D?

The RGB value is 117, 118, 125: 117 red, 118 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75767D?

The complementary color is #7D7C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75767D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75767D color

#75767D rgb(117, 118, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75767D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 46.3% green and 49% blue (117, 118, 125).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#75767D color codes

HEX	`#75767D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 118, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 46.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.76, 1.08, -3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.76, 4.11, 285.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.516, 18.219, 21.992)`
Decimal	`7698045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75767D, 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 #75767D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75767D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #75767D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75767d; }
.text { color: #75767d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75767d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 118 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75767d, #78757d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #75767D?: #75767D is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75767D?: The RGB value is 117, 118, 125: 117 red, 118 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75767D?: The complementary color is #7D7C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75767D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.