What color is #757998?

#757998 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 #757998?

The RGB value is 117, 121, 152: 117 red, 121 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757998?

The complementary color is #989475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757998 color

#757998 rgb(117, 121, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #757998 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 47.5% green and 59.6% blue (117, 121, 152).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#757998 color codes

HEX	`#757998`
RGB	`rgb(117, 121, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 47.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.52, 5.55, -17.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.52, 18.06, 287.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.84, 19.723, 32.461)`
Decimal	`7698840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757998, 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 #757998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #757998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757998; }
.text { color: #757998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 121 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757998, #837598); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #757998?: #757998 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 #757998?: The RGB value is 117, 121, 152: 117 red, 121 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757998?: The complementary color is #989475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.