What color is #757E7F?

#757E7F is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757E7F?

The RGB value is 117, 126, 127: 117 red, 126 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757E7F?

The complementary color is #7F7675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757E7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757E7F color

#757E7F rgb(117, 126, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757E7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 49.4% green and 49.8% blue (117, 126, 127).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#757E7F color codes

HEX	`#757E7F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 126, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 49.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 8%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.1, -3.12, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.1, 3.55, 208.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.627, 20.236, 22.999)`
Decimal	`7700095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757E7F, 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 #757E7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757E7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #757E7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757e7f; }
.text { color: #757e7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757e7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 126 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757e7f, #75797f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #757E7F?: #757E7F is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757E7F?: The RGB value is 117, 126, 127: 117 red, 126 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757E7F?: The complementary color is #7F7675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757E7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.