What color is #75808B?

#75808B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75808B?

The RGB value is 117, 128, 139: 117 red, 128 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75808B?

The complementary color is #8B8075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75808B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75808B color

#75808B rgb(117, 128, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75808B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 50.2% green and 54.5% blue (117, 128, 139).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#75808B color codes

HEX	`#75808B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 128, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 50.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 8%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.04, -1.62, -7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.04, 7.49, 257.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.714, 21.084, 27.452)`
Decimal	`7700619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75808B, 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 #75808B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75808B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #75808B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75808b; }
.text { color: #75808b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75808b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 128 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75808b, #75758b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #75808B?: #75808B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75808B?: The RGB value is 117, 128, 139: 117 red, 128 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75808B?: The complementary color is #8B8075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75808B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.