What color is #757B94?

#757B94 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 #757B94?

The RGB value is 117, 123, 148: 117 red, 123 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757B94?

The complementary color is #948E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757B94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757B94 color

#757B94 rgb(117, 123, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #757B94 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 48.2% green and 58% blue (117, 123, 148).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#757B94 color codes

HEX	`#757B94`
RGB	`rgb(117, 123, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 48.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 17%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.93, 3.4, -14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.93, 14.63, 283.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.763, 20.086, 30.847)`
Decimal	`7699348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757B94, 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 #757B94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757B94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #757B94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757b94; }
.text { color: #757b94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757b94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 123 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757b94, #7f7594); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #757B94?: #757B94 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 #757B94?: The RGB value is 117, 123, 148: 117 red, 123 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757B94?: The complementary color is #948E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757B94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.