What color is #75778D?

#75778D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75778D?

The RGB value is 117, 119, 141: 117 red, 119 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75778D?

The complementary color is #8D8B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75778D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75778D color

#75778D rgb(117, 119, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75778D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 46.7% green and 55.3% blue (117, 119, 141).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#75778D color codes

HEX	`#75778D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 119, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 46.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 16%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.57, 4.08, -12.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.57, 12.85, 288.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.74, 18.898, 27.855)`
Decimal	`7698317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75778D, 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 #75778D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75778D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #75778D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75778d; }
.text { color: #75778d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75778d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 119 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75778d, #7f758d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #75778D?: #75778D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75778D?: The RGB value is 117, 119, 141: 117 red, 119 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75778D?: The complementary color is #8D8B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75778D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.