What color is #757C85?

#757C85 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757C85?

The RGB value is 117, 124, 133: 117 red, 124 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757C85?

The complementary color is #857E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757C85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757C85 color

#757C85 rgb(117, 124, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757C85 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 48.6% green and 52.2% blue (117, 124, 133).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#757C85 color codes

HEX	`#757C85`
RGB	`rgb(117, 124, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 48.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.71, -0.66, -5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.71, 5.82, 263.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.776, 19.89, 25.036)`
Decimal	`7699589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757C85, 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 #757C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #757C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757c85; }
.text { color: #757c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 124 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757c85, #767585); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #757C85?: #757C85 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757C85?: The RGB value is 117, 124, 133: 117 red, 124 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757C85?: The complementary color is #857E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757C85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.