What color is #757687?

#757687 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757687?

The RGB value is 117, 118, 135: 117 red, 118 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757687?

The complementary color is #878675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757687?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757687 color

#757687 rgb(117, 118, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757687 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 46.3% green and 52.9% blue (117, 118, 135).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#757687 color codes

HEX	`#757687`
RGB	`rgb(117, 118, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 46.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.08, 3.28, -9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.08, 9.95, 289.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.187, 18.488, 25.527)`
Decimal	`7698055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757687, 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 #757687	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757687 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #757687 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757687; }
.text { color: #757687; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757687; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 118 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757687, #7d7587); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #757687?: #757687 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757687?: The RGB value is 117, 118, 135: 117 red, 118 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757687?: The complementary color is #878675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757687?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.