What color is #75818E?

#75818E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75818E?

The RGB value is 117, 129, 142: 117 red, 129 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75818E?

The complementary color is #8E8275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75818E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75818E color

#75818E rgb(117, 129, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75818E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 50.6% green and 55.7% blue (117, 129, 142).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#75818E color codes

HEX	`#75818E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 129, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 50.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 9%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.42, -1.5, -8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.42, 8.62, 259.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.068, 21.435, 28.666)`
Decimal	`7700878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75818E, 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 #75818E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75818E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #75818E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75818e; }
.text { color: #75818e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75818e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 129 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75818e, #76758e); }

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Questions

What color is #75818E?: #75818E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75818E?: The RGB value is 117, 129, 142: 117 red, 129 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75818E?: The complementary color is #8E8275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75818E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.