What color is #757E72?

#757E72 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757E72?

The RGB value is 117, 126, 114: 117 red, 126 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757E72?

The complementary color is #7B727E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757E72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757E72 color

#757E72 rgb(117, 126, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757E72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 49.4% green and 44.7% blue (117, 126, 114).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#757E72 color codes

HEX	`#757E72`
RGB	`rgb(117, 126, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 49.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 10%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.74, -5.76, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.74, 7.89, 136.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.834, 19.918, 18.821)`
Decimal	`7700082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757E72, 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 #757E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #757E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757e72; }
.text { color: #757e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 126 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757e72, #727e75); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #757E72?: #757E72 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757E72?: The RGB value is 117, 126, 114: 117 red, 126 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757E72?: The complementary color is #7B727E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757E72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.