What color is #757772?

#757772 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757772?

The RGB value is 117, 119, 114: 117 red, 119 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757772?

The complementary color is #747277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757772 color

#757772 rgb(117, 119, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757772 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 46.7% green and 44.7% blue (117, 119, 114).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 2% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#757772 color codes

HEX	`#757772`
RGB	`rgb(117, 119, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 46.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 2%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 4%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.73, -1.76, 2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.73, 3.04, 125.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.97, 18.19, 18.533)`
Decimal	`7698290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757772, 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 #757772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #757772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757772; }
.text { color: #757772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 119 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757772, #727772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #757772?: #757772 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757772?: The RGB value is 117, 119, 114: 117 red, 119 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757772?: The complementary color is #747277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.