What color is #757F6C?

#757F6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757F6C?

The RGB value is 117, 127, 108: 117 red, 127 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757F6C?

The complementary color is #766C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757F6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757F6C color

#757F6C rgb(117, 127, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757F6C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 49.8% green and 42.4% blue (117, 127, 108).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#757F6C color codes

HEX	`#757F6C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 127, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 49.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 15%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 15%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.89, -7.45, 9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.89, 11.75, 129.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.632, 20.043, 17.124)`
Decimal	`7700332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757F6C, 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 #757F6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757F6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #757F6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757f6c; }
.text { color: #757f6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757f6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 127 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757f6c, #6c7f6d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #757F6C?: #757F6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757F6C?: The RGB value is 117, 127, 108: 117 red, 127 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757F6C?: The complementary color is #766C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757F6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.