What color is #757A91?

#757A91 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 #757A91?

The RGB value is 117, 122, 145: 117 red, 122 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757A91?

The complementary color is #918C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757A91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757A91 color

#757A91 rgb(117, 122, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #757A91 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 47.8% green and 56.9% blue (117, 122, 145).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#757A91 color codes

HEX	`#757A91`
RGB	`rgb(117, 122, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 47.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 19%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.55, 3.26, -13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.55, 13.46, 284.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.405, 19.745, 29.571)`
Decimal	`7699089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757A91, 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 #757A91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757A91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #757A91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757a91; }
.text { color: #757a91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757a91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 122 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757a91, #7e7591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #757A91?: #757A91 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 #757A91?: The RGB value is 117, 122, 145: 117 red, 122 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757A91?: The complementary color is #918C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757A91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.