What color is #757F80?

#757F80 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757F80?

The RGB value is 117, 127, 128: 117 red, 127 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757F80?

The complementary color is #807675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757F80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757F80 color

#757F80 rgb(117, 127, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757F80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 49.8% green and 50.2% blue (117, 127, 128).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#757F80 color codes

HEX	`#757F80`
RGB	`rgb(117, 127, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 49.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.42, -3.48, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.42, 3.92, 207.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.821, 20.519, 23.387)`
Decimal	`7700352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757F80, 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 #757F80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757F80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #757F80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757f80; }
.text { color: #757f80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757f80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 127 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757f80, #757980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #757F80?: #757F80 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757F80?: The RGB value is 117, 127, 128: 117 red, 127 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757F80?: The complementary color is #807675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757F80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.