What color is #757B79?

#757B79 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757B79?

The RGB value is 117, 123, 121: 117 red, 123 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757B79?

The complementary color is #7B7577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757B79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757B79 color

#757B79 rgb(117, 123, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757B79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 48.2% green and 47.5% blue (117, 123, 121).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#757B79 color codes

HEX	`#757B79`
RGB	`rgb(117, 123, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 48.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 5%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.07, -2.65, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.07, 2.67, 173.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.87, 19.328, 20.875)`
Decimal	`7699321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757B79, 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 #757B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #757B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757b79; }
.text { color: #757b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 123 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757b79, #757a7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #757B79?: #757B79 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757B79?: The RGB value is 117, 123, 121: 117 red, 123 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757B79?: The complementary color is #7B7577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757B79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.