What color is #757C87?

#757C87 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757C87?

The RGB value is 117, 124, 135: 117 red, 124 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757C87?

The complementary color is #878075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757C87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757C87 color

#757C87 rgb(117, 124, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757C87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 48.6% green and 52.9% blue (117, 124, 135).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#757C87 color codes

HEX	`#757C87`
RGB	`rgb(117, 124, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 48.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.78, -0.22, -6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.78, 6.86, 268.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.916, 19.946, 25.77)`
Decimal	`7699591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757C87, 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 #757C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #757C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757c87; }
.text { color: #757c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 124 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757c87, #777587); }

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Questions

What color is #757C87?: #757C87 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757C87?: The RGB value is 117, 124, 135: 117 red, 124 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757C87?: The complementary color is #878075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757C87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.