What color is #757870?

#757870 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757870?

The RGB value is 117, 120, 112: 117 red, 120 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757870?

The complementary color is #737078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757870?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757870 color

#757870 rgb(117, 120, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757870 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 47.1% green and 43.9% blue (117, 120, 112).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#757870 color codes

HEX	`#757870`
RGB	`rgb(117, 120, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 47.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 7%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.96, -2.72, 4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.96, 4.84, 124.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.977, 18.385, 17.98)`
Decimal	`7698544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757870, 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 #757870	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757870 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #757870 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757870; }
.text { color: #757870; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757870; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 120 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757870, #717870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #757870?: #757870 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757870?: The RGB value is 117, 120, 112: 117 red, 120 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757870?: The complementary color is #737078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757870?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.