What color is #75786B?

#75786B is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75786B?

The RGB value is 117, 120, 107: 117 red, 120 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75786B?

The complementary color is #6E6B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75786B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75786B color

#75786B rgb(117, 120, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75786B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 47.1% green and 42% blue (117, 120, 107).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#75786B color codes

HEX	`#75786B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 120, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 47.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 11%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.83, -3.67, 6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.83, 7.69, 118.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.706, 18.276, 16.555)`
Decimal	`7698539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75786B, 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 #75786B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75786B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #75786B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75786b; }
.text { color: #75786b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75786b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 120 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75786b, #6f786b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #75786B?: #75786B is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75786B?: The RGB value is 117, 120, 107: 117 red, 120 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75786B?: The complementary color is #6E6B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75786B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.