What color is #758172?

#758172 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758172?

The RGB value is 117, 129, 114: 117 red, 129 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758172?

The complementary color is #7E7281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758172?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758172 color

#758172 rgb(117, 129, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758172 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 50.6% green and 44.7% blue (117, 129, 114).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#758172 color codes

HEX	`#758172`
RGB	`rgb(117, 129, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 50.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.62, -7.45, 6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.62, 9.98, 138.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.223, 20.697, 18.951)`
Decimal	`7700850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758172, 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 #758172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #758172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758172; }
.text { color: #758172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 129 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758172, #728176); }

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Questions

What color is #758172?: #758172 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758172?: The RGB value is 117, 129, 114: 117 red, 129 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758172?: The complementary color is #7E7281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758172?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.