What color is #757E7A?

#757E7A is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757E7A?

The RGB value is 117, 126, 122: 117 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757E7A?

The complementary color is #7E7579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757E7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757E7A color

#757E7A rgb(117, 126, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757E7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 49.4% green and 47.8% blue (117, 126, 122).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#757E7A color codes

HEX	`#757E7A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 126, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 49.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 7%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.96, -4.16, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.96, 4.29, 166.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.309, 20.109, 21.325)`
Decimal	`7700090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757E7A, 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 #757E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #757E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757e7a; }
.text { color: #757e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 126 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757e7a, #757d7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #757E7A?: #757E7A is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757E7A?: The RGB value is 117, 126, 122: 117 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757E7A?: The complementary color is #7E7579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757E7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.