What color is #75778F?

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

What is the RGB value of #75778F?

The RGB value is 117, 119, 143: 117 red, 119 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75778F?

The complementary color is #8F8D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75778F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75778F color

#75778F rgb(117, 119, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #75778F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 46.7% green and 56.1% blue (117, 119, 143).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% 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 4.79:1).

#75778F color codes

HEX	`#75778F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 119, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 46.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 17%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.64, 4.55, -13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.64, 14.02, 288.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.89, 18.958, 28.645)`
Decimal	`7698319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75778F, 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 #75778F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75778F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #75778F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75778f; }
.text { color: #75778f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75778f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 119 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75778f, #80758f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #75778F?: #75778F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75778F?: The RGB value is 117, 119, 143: 117 red, 119 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75778F?: The complementary color is #8F8D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75778F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.