What color is #757F7A?

#757F7A is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757F7A?

The RGB value is 117, 127, 122: 117 red, 127 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757F7A?

The complementary color is #7F757A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757F7A?

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.

#757F7A color

#757F7A rgb(117, 127, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757F7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 49.8% green and 47.8% blue (117, 127, 122).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#757F7A color codes

HEX	`#757F7A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 127, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 49.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 8%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.25, -4.73, 1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.25, 4.95, 163.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.438, 20.366, 21.368)`
Decimal	`7700346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757F7A, 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 #757F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757F7A 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 #757F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757f7a; }
.text { color: #757f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 127 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757f7a, #757f7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #757F7A?: #757F7A is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757F7A?: The RGB value is 117, 127, 122: 117 red, 127 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757F7A?: The complementary color is #7F757A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757F7A?: 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.