What color is #757A9D?

#757A9D 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 #757A9D?

The RGB value is 117, 122, 157: 117 red, 122 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757A9D?

The complementary color is #9D9875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757A9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757A9D color

#757A9D rgb(117, 122, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #757A9D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 47.8% green and 61.6% blue (117, 122, 157).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#757A9D color codes

HEX	`#757A9D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 122, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 47.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 22%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.99, 6.21, -19.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.99, 20.36, 287.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.38, 20.135, 34.704)`
Decimal	`7699101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757A9D, 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 #757A9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757A9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #757A9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757a9d; }
.text { color: #757a9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757a9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 122 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757a9d, #84759d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #757A9D?: #757A9D 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 #757A9D?: The RGB value is 117, 122, 157: 117 red, 122 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757A9D?: The complementary color is #9D9875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757A9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.