What color is #758185?

#758185 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758185?

The RGB value is 117, 129, 133: 117 red, 129 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758185?

The complementary color is #857975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758185 color

#758185 rgb(117, 129, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758185 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 50.6% green and 52.2% blue (117, 129, 133).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#758185 color codes

HEX	`#758185`
RGB	`rgb(117, 129, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 50.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.14, -3.53, -3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.14, 5.09, 226.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.419, 21.176, 25.25)`
Decimal	`7700869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758185, 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 #758185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #758185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758185; }
.text { color: #758185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 129 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758185, #757985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #758185?: #758185 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758185?: The RGB value is 117, 129, 133: 117 red, 129 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758185?: The complementary color is #857975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.