What color is #757D8B?

#757D8B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757D8B?

The RGB value is 117, 125, 139: 117 red, 125 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757D8B?

The complementary color is #8B8375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757D8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757D8B color

#757D8B rgb(117, 125, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757D8B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 49% green and 54.5% blue (117, 125, 139).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#757D8B color codes

HEX	`#757D8B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 125, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 49%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.19, 0.11, -8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.19, 8.58, 270.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.329, 20.313, 27.324)`
Decimal	`7699851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757D8B, 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 #757D8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757D8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #757D8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757d8b; }
.text { color: #757d8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757d8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 125 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757d8b, #78758b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #757D8B?: #757D8B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757D8B?: The RGB value is 117, 125, 139: 117 red, 125 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757D8B?: The complementary color is #8B8375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757D8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.