What color is #757688?

#757688 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757688?

The RGB value is 117, 118, 136: 117 red, 118 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757688?

The complementary color is #888775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757688?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757688 color

#757688 rgb(117, 118, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757688 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 46.3% green and 53.3% blue (117, 118, 136).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#757688 color codes

HEX	`#757688`
RGB	`rgb(117, 118, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 46.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.12, 3.51, -9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.12, 10.53, 289.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.258, 18.516, 25.9)`
Decimal	`7698056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757688, 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 #757688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757688 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #757688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757688; }
.text { color: #757688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 118 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757688, #7e7588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #757688?: #757688 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757688?: The RGB value is 117, 118, 136: 117 red, 118 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757688?: The complementary color is #888775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757688?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.