What color is #757893?

#757893 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757893?

The RGB value is 117, 120, 147: 117 red, 120 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757893?

The complementary color is #939075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757893?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757893 color

#757893 rgb(117, 120, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #757893 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 47.1% green and 57.6% blue (117, 120, 147).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#757893 color codes

HEX	`#757893`
RGB	`rgb(117, 120, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 47.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 18%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.06, 4.92, -14.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.06, 15.75, 288.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.318, 19.321, 30.31)`
Decimal	`7698579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757893, 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 #757893	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757893 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #757893 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757893; }
.text { color: #757893; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757893; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 120 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757893, #817593); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #757893?: #757893 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757893?: The RGB value is 117, 120, 147: 117 red, 120 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757893?: The complementary color is #939075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757893?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.