What color is #757D8D?

#757D8D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757D8D?

The RGB value is 117, 125, 141: 117 red, 125 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757D8D?

The complementary color is #8D8575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757D8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757D8D color

#757D8D rgb(117, 125, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757D8D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 49% green and 55.3% blue (117, 125, 141).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#757D8D color codes

HEX	`#757D8D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 125, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 49%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.26, 0.57, -9.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.26, 9.67, 273.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.476, 20.372, 28.1)`
Decimal	`7699853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757D8D, 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 #757D8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757D8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #757D8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757d8d; }
.text { color: #757d8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757d8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 125 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757d8d, #79758d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #757D8D?: #757D8D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757D8D?: The RGB value is 117, 125, 141: 117 red, 125 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757D8D?: The complementary color is #8D8575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757D8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.