What color is #757990?

#757990 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757990?

The RGB value is 117, 121, 144: 117 red, 121 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757990?

The complementary color is #908C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757990 color

#757990 rgb(117, 121, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #757990 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 47.5% green and 56.5% blue (117, 121, 144).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#757990 color codes

HEX	`#757990`
RGB	`rgb(117, 121, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 47.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.23, 3.61, -12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.23, 13.44, 285.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.206, 19.47, 29.126)`
Decimal	`7698832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757990, 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 #757990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #757990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757990; }
.text { color: #757990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 121 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757990, #7e7590); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #757990?: #757990 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757990?: The RGB value is 117, 121, 144: 117 red, 121 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757990?: The complementary color is #908C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.