What color is #757986?

#757986 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757986?

The RGB value is 117, 121, 134: 117 red, 121 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757986?

The complementary color is #868275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757986 color

#757986 rgb(117, 121, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757986 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 47.5% green and 52.5% blue (117, 121, 134).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#757986 color codes

HEX	`#757986`
RGB	`rgb(117, 121, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 47.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.89, 1.3, -7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.89, 7.7, 279.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.476, 19.178, 25.278)`
Decimal	`7698822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757986, 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 #757986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #757986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757986; }
.text { color: #757986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 121 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757986, #7a7586); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #757986?: #757986 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757986?: The RGB value is 117, 121, 134: 117 red, 121 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757986?: The complementary color is #868275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.