What color is #757C89?

#757C89 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757C89?

The RGB value is 117, 124, 137: 117 red, 124 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757C89?

The complementary color is #898275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757C89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757C89 color

#757C89 rgb(117, 124, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757C89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 48.6% green and 53.7% blue (117, 124, 137).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#757C89 color codes

HEX	`#757C89`
RGB	`rgb(117, 124, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 48.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 9%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.84, 0.23, -7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.84, 7.94, 271.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.058, 20.003, 26.519)`
Decimal	`7699593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757C89, 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 #757C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #757C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757c89; }
.text { color: #757c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 124 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757c89, #787589); }

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Questions

What color is #757C89?: #757C89 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757C89?: The RGB value is 117, 124, 137: 117 red, 124 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757C89?: The complementary color is #898275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757C89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.