What color is #757B84?

#757B84 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757B84?

The RGB value is 117, 123, 132: 117 red, 123 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757B84?

The complementary color is #847E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757B84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757B84 color

#757B84 rgb(117, 123, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757B84 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 48.2% green and 51.8% blue (117, 123, 132).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#757B84 color codes

HEX	`#757B84`
RGB	`rgb(117, 123, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 48.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.4, -0.31, -5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.4, 5.67, 266.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.583, 19.614, 24.632)`
Decimal	`7699332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757B84, 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 #757B84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757B84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #757B84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757b84; }
.text { color: #757b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757b84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 123 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757b84, #777584); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #757B84?: #757B84 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757B84?: The RGB value is 117, 123, 132: 117 red, 123 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757B84?: The complementary color is #847E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757B84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.