What color is #757D7C?

#757D7C is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757D7C?

The RGB value is 117, 125, 124: 117 red, 125 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757D7C?

The complementary color is #7D7576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757D7C?

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.

#757D7C color

#757D7C rgb(117, 125, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757D7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 49% green and 48.6% blue (117, 125, 124).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#757D7C color codes

HEX	`#757D7C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 125, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 49%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.73, -3.18, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.73, 3.22, 188.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.307, 19.904, 21.942)`
Decimal	`7699836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757D7C, 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 #757D7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757D7C 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 #757D7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757d7c; }
.text { color: #757d7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757d7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 125 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757d7c, #757a7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #757D7C?: #757D7C is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757D7C?: The RGB value is 117, 125, 124: 117 red, 125 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757D7C?: The complementary color is #7D7576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757D7C?: 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.