What color is #757985?

#757985 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757985?

The RGB value is 117, 121, 133: 117 red, 121 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757985?

The complementary color is #858175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757985 color

#757985 rgb(117, 121, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757985 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 47.5% green and 52.2% blue (117, 121, 133).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#757985 color codes

HEX	`#757985`
RGB	`rgb(117, 121, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 47.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.86, 1.08, -7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.86, 7.13, 278.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.406, 19.15, 24.912)`
Decimal	`7698821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757985, 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 #757985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #757985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757985; }
.text { color: #757985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 121 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757985, #797585); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #757985?: #757985 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757985?: The RGB value is 117, 121, 133: 117 red, 121 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757985?: The complementary color is #858175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.